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Did you know that Basque shepherds once dominated northern New Mexico? Basque Country lies along the Pyrenees between France and Spain. The people are ancient Europeans but not Cro-Magnons. The Euskera language is the oldest in Europe being neither Indo-European nor Romance. DNA shows that 7,000 years ago, Near Eastern farmers swept across Europe. They mixed with Basque hunter-gatherers from the last Ice Age, then became isolated by geography and language.
Maya Sutton graduated from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service and received her PhD from UNM. She taught courses in Celtic history and mythology for many years. She has conducted years of research into European DNA and the six Celtic Homelands: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Brittany, and the Isle of Man. She holds dual citizenship with the US and Republic of Ireland.