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When Scotland Was Jewish: DNA Evidence, Archeology, Analysis of Migrations, and Public and Family Records Show Twelfth Century Semitic Roots?
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Cool results!
And people are often not aware but Scotland actually has had a bigger Jewish presence than many people may realize, going back many centuries.
This book "When Scotland Was Jewish" is a really interesting read on the topic and isn't just about family lore and archeological finds but also presents DNA evidence.
Oh yes, people from the Mediterranean are not the only people who can sometimes have darker features!
That said, the assumption of Scotland as being only Celtic and/or Germanic is also itself a bit oversimplified.
In reality, Scotland itself has long been a mixture of peoples and cultures (not just Celtic and Germanic). If you're curious, check out <em>When Scotland Was Jewish</em> for a fascinating read, with DNA-backed evidence.
As per my message below, the timescales dealt with in the above book are too far in the past to show up on standard DNA tests' "ethnicity estimates," but more sophisticated DNA approaches (e.g. Y and Mitochondrial haplogroups, triangulating shared centimorgans with other testtakers, etc.) can be revelatory.
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