Edited sentence: Brian Sykes stated that the genetic fingerprint of the populations tested in the British Isles and Spain is almost identical.For Example, a research team at Oxford University has found that the majority of Britons are actually descended from the Spanish, Celtiberians or just Iberians who began arriving about 6,000/7,000 years ago, making the journey by boat from an area that is located in present-day Northern Spain.In fact, Dr.It should be also noted that the recent discoveries by population genetics are often at odds with traditional believes as to the ancestry and genetic links among European populations.The average of this population group in the British Isles is about 70%, almost the same average as in Spain, where the percentage of this population is just a couple of points higher, peaking in the Basque Country with about 90% of the population, a percentage similar to Ireland's.The proportion of this population group is 73 per cent in Scottland, being also 64 percent in England and 83 per cent in Wales.This study also identifies other areas of origins for the present British population, like areas in present-day Germany or Scandinavia, with part of the population also having their origins in Ancient Rome, The Middle East and North Africa