> 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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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @wallaceme
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.
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Replying to @Jam_mil73 @wallaceme
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 >
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @wallaceme
So would that denote an auxiliary unit stationed for a longer period or a transitioned unit, maybe traders also?
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Replying to @Jam_mil73 @wallaceme
Some are these are proper urban cemeteries, not simply military or similar, refelting the urban population. Worth noting too that 40+% of >
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> Roman era cemeteries so far examined include at least one person (& often many more) likely to be of African descent or brought up there…
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @wallaceme
Still curious though, why so little roman/auxiliary DNA evidence of populace shows, compared to Saxon and Viking?
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Replying to @Jam_mil73 @wallaceme
Modern DNA evidence is horribly difficult to use historically, I fear; lots of methodological issues. Plus academic studies vary wildly in >
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> their claimed conclusions, from suggesting c.10% Anglo-Saxon DNA contribution to 50%+/total popn replacement etc! On top of that, >
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> modelling work suggests that modern DNA evidence at high end of range could develop from AS migration involving as little as 5% of >
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> of the 5th/6thC popn under right circumstances. For these and other reasons, modern DNA therefore needs to be used v cautiously! :)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @wallaceme
2/3 of the troops were auxiliary. So, 35k ish. Plus say 10k additional support. Even if half were south med, that's tiny.
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