DNA reveals Beachy Head Woman was a local from Eastbourne
TL;DR
A decade-long mystery surrounding the Beachy Head Woman, a Roman-era skeleton found in southern England, has been resolved through advanced DNA analysis, revealing she was a local woman from Roman Britain with no evidence of distant migration, and providing new insights into her life and appearance.
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- Decade-long mystery of the Beachy Head Woman resolved by DNA study Archaeology News Online Magazine
- Beachy Head Woman's origin story: DNA analysis reveals she was local to southern Britain Phys.org
- Beachy Head Woman may be ‘local girl from Eastbourne’, say scientists The Guardian
- True origin of 'first black Briton' revealed BBC
- The changing story of the Beachy Head Woman Natural History Museum
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