Hi listers, I received this from a family relative and thought I should share this with you. it is very interesting to read. Check it out! Theresa Mann Elliott I thought some of you might enjoy reading this newscast from ABCNEWS on > >April > >21st. Here's the gist: > > > >April 21 - It may be the world's largest known family tree. > >Researchers from Oxford University in Oxford, England, have identified > >seven > >ancestral matriarchal groups from which all Europeans appear to be > >descended. > >These maternal clans form the root of a family tree that has sprouted > >millions > >of individuals. > >Every European, according to the study, can trace his or her evolutionary > >history back to the seven ancestral mother groups, also referred to as the > >Seven Daughters of Eve. > >The researchers, who both discovered and formulated the genetic groupings, > >say > >these women would have lived between 8,000 to 45,000 years ago. > > > >The URL for the web site is: > > > >http://abcnews.go.com/sections/science/DailyNews/daughters000420.html > > > >It's fascinating reading! > > > >Enjoy, > >SgtGeorge > > > > > Please respond to: Solarize@mindspring.com Tmann89414@homestead.com AOL IM (Tmann89414) http://www.solariasgenealogy.homestead.com/mainpage.html http://www.genealogyservices.homestead.com/index.html http://floridacemeteries.homestead.com/index.html