Posted on 02/27/2010 4:53:54 PM PST by rdl6989
Startling new forensic research has revealed that multicultural Britain is nothing new after discovering black Africans were living in high society in Roman York.
A study of various remains and artefacts from the 4th century at the Yorkshire Museum shows North Africans were living there thousands of years ago.
The most exciting results came from analysis of the so-called 'Ivory Bangle Lady' whose remains were found in 1901 on the city's Sycamore Terrace.
Her skull was found buried with a range of jewellery including jet and elephant ivory bracelets, earrings, pendants and a glass mirror indicating she was wealthy and was of high social status.
The research used modern forensic ancestry assessment to show it was likely she was of North African descent and may have migrated to York from somewhere warmer.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
“North African does not make her black!”
Note what I said: I said Jesse Jackson would CLAIM she was black.
If there is a chance for a shakedown for cash, Jesse Jackson would claim the Emperor of Japan was black!
“If there is a chance for a shakedown for cash, Jesse Jackson would claim the Emperor of Japan was black!”
You mean he hasn’t done that yet? :)
No big mystery here. Who ruled Britain in the fourth century? The Romans. The roman empire included North Africa ; apparently one official had a wife from there.
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I know Dinka from Southern Sudan who call members of other tribes in Southern Sudan “black” - I know European caucasians who call Romanis “black” who are lighter in skin tone than the Romani..and on it goes.
IN any case if this lady was from North Africa she was not very “black”
“The research used modern forensic ancestry assessment to show it was likely she was of North African descent and may have migrated to York from somewhere warmer.”
Hate to stop there “excitement” but North Africans, particularly back there, were not necessarily “black”.
A lot of North Africans were Berbers, Libyans or Egyptians.
The first two were Caucasian, and the majority of Ancient Egyptians were also,
SHEEEESHH!!!!
Political correctness meets Archaeology!!!!
The only folk who could be surprised by a find like this are academics and reporters.
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