This is not rewriting history. It is history. There are evidence, I am sorry you cannot deal with facts. Britain wasn't all white. https://twitter.com/dankriviera/status/889994731316543488 …
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Ségolène Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green
Here, some more. Keep in mind that these people are historians.https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/753581643538042880 …
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Assuming they're writing in good faith, I can offer some specific evidence & figures on 'Sub-Saharan' ppl in Britain, if of interest... >
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For Roman Britain, there's large sample studies looking at this from York, London and Leicester — these indicate at least 11% and probably >
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> more at York of 'African' (your 'Sub-Saharan') ancestry; 24% at London; and 6% at York. For Saxon era, no large samples but individuals >
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I think this is why archaeologists and historians are all a bit 'huh!?' at claims that no people of African ancestry in Roman Britain...! :)
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Well, these are major Roman cities, & Britain ceased to be officially part of empire in 5thC. However, worth noting that evidence from >
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Dr Caitlin Green Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green
> outside of cities too, eg. https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/735761635806060544 … & from post-Roman period as well. Isotope evidence looks at teeth, allows you to see >
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> 1st gen immigrants from Africa etc (but not, note, 2nd gen etc!) as reflects water drunk in childhood, which varies depending on climate.
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