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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Fwiw, at the higher-status The Railway cemetery at Roman York, up to 51% of the population are potentially of 'black' or 'mixed' origins...!
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Sure :) See https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/744286383771127808 … The conservative minimum estimate is 11%, 51% is possible max. Summary here: http://www.caitlingreen.org/2015/10/oxygen-isotope-evidence.html …
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The research project incl full archive of the skulls+teeth examined from Roman York is available online here: http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/diaspora_ahrc_2011/ …
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Leicester and London projects ongoing, latter incl DNA, showing similar as mentioned before in tweet. Winchester+Gloucester isotope only, >
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> both published, refs on webpage but 12%+ have v enriched results, at African levels etc etc. (Refs & summaries in webpage I cited earlier)
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