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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lucinda Cameron

New research sheds light on origins of ancient Picts

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The origins of the Picts were local to the British Isles and not from large scale migration from exotic locations in the east, new research suggests.

The study is helping to shed new light on the origins of the Picts, who were first mentioned in the late 3rd century CE as resisting the Romans and went on to form a powerful kingdom that ruled over a large part of present-day north-east Scotland.

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