{"id":2039,"date":"2010-11-27T21:37:40","date_gmt":"2010-11-28T04:37:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2039"},"modified":"2010-11-27T21:44:27","modified_gmt":"2010-11-28T04:44:27","slug":"an-icelandic-pocahantas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=2039","title":{"rendered":"An Icelandic Pocahantas?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 1998, the Icelandic parliament passed a bill authorizing creation of a database of all citizens’ genetic, genealogical, and medical records, sometimes called The Book of Icelanders.<\/em><\/p>\n

Now, reports National Geographic<\/em>, researchers have found traces of possible American Indian ancestry in some Icelanders<\/a>. They hypothesize that some of the explorers or settlers in Vinland<\/a> might have brought back a woman, or women, from a North American tribe.<\/p>\n

Fascinating. Next they will be telling us that Severed Ways<\/em><\/a> is a documentary.<\/p>\n

It’s still not as weird as the legend that some western Chinese are descended from Roman soldiers.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In 1998, the Icelandic parliament passed a bill authorizing creation of a database of all citizens’ genetic, genealogical, and medical records, sometimes called The Book of Icelanders. Now, reports National Geographic, researchers have found traces of possible American Indian ancestry in some Icelanders. 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