Beachy Head Woman may be ‘local girl from Eastbourne’, say scientists
Exclusive: DNA advances show Roman-era skeleton, once hailed as first black Briton, came from southern EnglandBeachy Head Woman, a Roman-era skeleton once hailed as the earliest known black Briton and who scientists later speculated could be of Cypriot descent, has now been shown to have originated...
<p>Exclusive: DNA advances show Roman-era skeleton, once hailed as first black Briton, came from southern England</p><p>Beachy Head Woman, a Roman-era skeleton once hailed as the earliest known black Briton and who scientists later speculated could be of Cypriot descent, has now been shown to have originated from southern England.</p><p>The mystery of the skeleton’s shifting identity was finally resolved after advances in DNA sequencing produced a high quality genetic readout from the remains.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/dec/17/beachy-head-woman-may-be-local-girl-from-eastbourne-say-scientists">Continue reading...</a>
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