http://clipmarks.com/clipper/wiccantexan/collection/History/sort/newest-clips/filter/added/http://rss.clipmarks.com/clipper/wiccantexan/collection/History/sort/newest-clips/filter/added/15Clip, tag and save information that's important to you. Bookmarks save entire pages...Clipmarks save the specific content that matters to you!en-ushttp://clipmarks.com/clipmark/202F120C-D985-4904-9076-C77401394546/<b>clipped by:</b> <a href="http://clipmarks.com/clipper/Octane/">Octane</a><br><div border="2" style="margin-top: 10px; border:#000000 1px solid;" width="90%"><div style="background-color:"><div align="center" width="100%" style="padding:4px;margin-bottom:4px;background-color:#666666;overflow:hidden;"><span style="color:#FFFFFF;font-weight:bold;">Clip Source: <a style="color:#FFFFFF;" href="http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/dna-tests-for-chinas-legionary-lore/2007/02/02/1169919531024.html" title="http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/dna-tests-for-chinas-legionary-lore/2007/02/02/1169919531024.html">www.smh.com.au</a></span></div><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><HEADLINE _moz-userdefined="">DNA tests for China's legionary lore</HEADLINE></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>RESIDENTS of a remote Chinese village are hoping DNA tests will prove one of history's most unlikely legends, that they are descended from Roman legionaries lost in antiquity.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>Scientists have taken blood samples from 93 people living around Liqian, a settlement in north-western China on the fringes of the Gobi Desert, more than 300 kilometres from the nearest city.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>They are seeking an explanation for the unusual number of local people with Western characteristics - green eyes, big noses, and even blond hair - mixed with traditional Chinese features.</P></div></div><hr size="2" color="#666666" /><div style="padding: 10px;"><div style="text-align:left;"><P>"I really think we are descended from the Romans," said Song Guorong, 48, who with his wavy hair, 1.8-metre frame and strikingly long, hooked nose stands out from his short, round-faced colleagues.</P></div></div></div></div><br><div style="margin-bottom: 40px;">Tags: <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/dna/" rel="tag">dna</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/ancestry/" rel="tag">ancestry</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/science/" rel="tag">science</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/history/" rel="tag">history</a>, <a href="http://clipmarks.com/tags/roman/" rel="tag">roman</a></div>http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/dna-tests-for-chinas-legionary-lore/2007/02/02/1169919531024.htmlMon, 05 Feb 2007 14:23:31 GMT