That is surely right. But an African praefectus with a Black ancestor is quite likely and there were lots of them in the army .
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> Roman York, https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/744286383771127808 …, used forensic anthropology techniques to look at burials in 2 cems, concluded at least 12% in >
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> higher-status The Railway cem likely to be of 'Sub-Saharan' ancestry, & similar results from Roman London & Leicester (at York, closest >
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> affinity was found to be to 'African American' sample popn). Make of that what you will, but thought I'd mention :)
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Genetic study on the London cemetery showed local, mediterranean, and 1 levantine ancestry.
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The York one and others are based on Skull Morphology and Oxygen/Strontium Osteographic analysis which don't always paint a complete (1/2)
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and accurate picture. There's multiple pieces of the puzzle and Genetic analysis needs to be done on those cemeteries as well. (2/2)
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the people really involved with the science of this know exactly the difficulties and uncertainties and what is possible
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Yes, absolutely. The York study makes this v clear, for what it's worth, plus it uses 2 methods and reports only most likely results :)
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