Woman hailed as ‘first black Briton’ likely blue-eyed and fair-haired – study

New DNA sequencing has cleared up disputed origin claims over the Roman-era ‘Beachy Head Woman’

The Roman-era skeleton known as the “Beachy Head Woman,” once widely cited as evidence of an early black presence in Britain, most likely had genetic ancestry similar to local populations in southern England at the time, researchers have said.

The findings were published in the Journal of Archaeological Science on Wednesday and shared by the Natural History Museum (NHM), which stated that improved DNA sequencing and updated reference datasets enabled scientists to reassess earlier interpretations.

The case has drawn attention for years as the…

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