It is plausible that there were such families in the Roman Empire. They were extremely improbable, & certainly not typical.
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There was a multi generational family of African fishmongers in York (I think)
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Happy to cite evidence, though not sure about fishmongers! This paper on 2 cemeteries from Roman York is v useful:https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/744286383771127808 …
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I read your blog posts on N. Africans in England when you first penned them & appreciated the remarkable interconnectedness of the Empire..
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so I am most intrigued that apparently you have a source that avoids the willful "North African" / ssA confusion, w/o using ancient DNA.
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If I may, I think any perceived confusion is largely unintentional. The papers I cited are discussing ppl of 'Sub-Saharan' ancestry, but >
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> they are also referencing the most likely route of arrival (via North Africa) & using fordisc &c categories which term the 'Sub-Saharan' >
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> reference populations 'African' (with a separate 'Egyptian' reference population). It's clear reading the papers, but perhaps not the >
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> abstracts? In any case, clear do have evidence for ppl of 'Sub-Saharan' ancestry now from London, York, Leicester etc. Hope that helps :)
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