News

Story of ‘first Black Briton’ rewritten by advances in ancient DNA technology

todayDecember 19, 2025

Background
share close
An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new DNA sequencing have found.

 An ancient woman thought to have hailed from sub-Saharan Africa and therefore to have been the first known Black Briton actually had fairer skin and was from southern England, researchers using new DNA sequencing have found. Read More Breaking News, Latest News and Videos | CNN 

Written by: Energy 90.5

Rate it