47% of Roman cemeteries found in Britain have skeletons with Sub-Saharan DNA. https://twitter.com/ExMagisterLudi/status/893516090449555456 …
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Replying to @MikeStuchbery_
Interested in your source for this Mike? Can you link?
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Replying to @Lisa_0Connor
Actually it was their bone isotopes that showed this - over at
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Lisa O'Connor Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green
I promise I'm not stalking/trolling you but I found the 47% claim and it's not linked to sub-Saharan Africanshttps://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/890897245142474754 …
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Thanks both for responses,
this about Twitter! Dr Green, can I clarify the 47% claim relates to N African rather than sub-Saharan?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @Lisa_0Connor @MikeStuchbery_
It reflects percentage of RB cems w/ at least 1 person whose results suggest may well have grown up in Africa! So, could be latter, but >
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> also bear in mind that York study, for example, shows that some ppl of 'Sub-Saharan' ancestry prob grew up locally, as did Beachy Head >
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> lady I cite :) For specific figures on ppl of 'Sub-Saharan' ancestry, currently need to look to large, well-studied urban cemeteries eg. >
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> York, where thought at least 11% of ppl of 'Sub-Saharan' ancestry and potential max of 51% — fordisc analysis of 'The Railway' cem there >
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> analysis suggested 53% of ppl within European parameters, 32% poss African affinities ('Sub-Saharan'), & 15% in 'Egyptian' range, fwiw :)
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Replying to @caitlinrgreen @MikeStuchbery_
Really appreciate this! I'll now let you both get back to Friday nightpic.twitter.com/XOYN2fCVEY
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