Quote Originally Posted by Destin_scot View Post
Even "Ottzi" the ice mummy may have genetic connections to "celtic" cultures.
Once again, I think there is a distinction between genes and culture. Otzi, for instance seems to be more closely related to modern Corsicans and Sardinians, although he apparently is related to some modern Tyroleans as well. These aren't particularly Celtic. So are you saying that he was a member of a culture that was a cultural ancestor of what we now call "Celtic" and using the term "genetic" figuratively, or are you saying his actual descendants were later identifying themselves as being what we now call "Celts?"

Celts were once dominant in what we now consider Central Europe and the Balkans. So is someone from Bratislava less genetically Celtic than someone from Edinburgh? It depends on the person. However, a person from Edinburgh is quite likely to be more heavily influenced by a Celtic culture, while a person from Bratislava is most likely to be more influenced by Slavic culture. Genes do not make a culture and membership in a culture does not change genes.