Where this gets messy is when we try to figure out *ahem* just how dark they were.
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Replying to @Edit_Moa @Lord_Keynes2 and
Given that ethnic N Africans today have a Caucasoid appearance, it seems a bit more probable that N Africans in Rome were also Caucasoid?
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Replying to @PraticOslo @Lord_Keynes2 and
there is another thread here that mentions quite a lot of skeletons found with sub-saharran skull features.
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Replying to @Edit_Moa @Lord_Keynes2 and
I see. But were those skeletons of soldiers or aristocrats (as shown by the BBC)?
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Replying to @PraticOslo @Lord_Keynes2 and
Probably wealthy, grave goods etc. Enjoy.http://blog.museumoflondon.org.uk/written-bone/
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Replying to @Edit_Moa @Lord_Keynes2 and
this not the thread in question, FYI, I will find that for you now
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Francis Glenday Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green
Here you are Prateekhttps://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/734829125404364800 …
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Dr Caitlin Green Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green
As this popped up in my notifications, I'll add that this paper based on 2 cemeteries from Roman York is v useful:https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/744286383771127808 …
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> The study concluded that is likely that 11–12% of study sample were of 'African' ('Sub-Saharan') descent, w/ more being potentially so. >
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> Eg. at high status 'The Railway' cem, fordisc analysis indicted c.32% had 'African' ('Sub-Saharan') affinities & 15% in 'Egyptian' range >
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Dr Caitlin Green Retweeted Dr Caitlin Green
> Similar research recently published from Roman London too: https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/781944932550512642 … Interestingly, ancestry determinations from London >
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