> minimum estimate of 11% of ppl in cemeteries there were of African ancestry, w/ 51% as possible max… see https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/744286383771127808 …. We get >
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Dr Caitlin Green Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green
> minimum estimate of 11% of ppl in cemeteries there were of African ancestry, w/ 51% as possible max… see https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/744286383771127808 …. We get >
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> similar figures from Roman London (24% of probable African origin) & other cities too e.g. Leicester=6% etc etc.https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/781944932550512642 …
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All I'm seeing from this is that auxiliaries were stationed or fought close by, that's it. No idea if died naturally or in battle.
This might work for some cems, but def not all—urban cems esp are used over long period, some high status, men+women+children present etc >
So would that denote an auxiliary unit stationed for a longer period or a transitioned unit, maybe traders also?
Some are these are proper urban cemeteries, not simply military or similar, refelting the urban population. Worth noting too that 40+% of >
> Roman era cemeteries so far examined include at least one person (& often many more) likely to be of African descent or brought up there…
Still curious though, why so little roman/auxiliary DNA evidence of populace shows, compared to Saxon and Viking?
Modern DNA evidence is horribly difficult to use historically, I fear; lots of methodological issues. Plus academic studies vary wildly in >
> their claimed conclusions, from suggesting c.10% Anglo-Saxon DNA contribution to 50%+/total popn replacement etc! On top of that, >
> modelling work suggests that modern DNA evidence at high end of range could develop from AS migration involving as little as 5% of >
> of the 5th/6thC popn under right circumstances. For these and other reasons, modern DNA therefore needs to be used v cautiously! :)
If DNA conclusions from respected peers vary wildly, wouldn't the ethnic diversity conclusion of Roman Britain be similar to low evidence?
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