New DNA analysis of the remains of a Roman-era individual known as Beachy Head Woman indicates that she came from ...

Scientists have now re-examined the 2000-year-old skeleton and its DNA with new techniques. Dr William Marsh, one of our ...

The identity of a Roman-era individual found in southern England has finally been resolved after scientists at the Natural ...

The curious skeleton of a Roman-era individual in Britain, nicknamed the Beachy Head Woman, is not who we thought she was. It ...

The identity of the Beachy Head Woman has captivated scientists and historians alike, evolving from a figure believed to be the earliest known black Briton to a local girl from Eastbourne. Recent ...

Scientists have shed light on the true origins of the so-called "first black Briton". The skeletal remains - dating from ...

A faded label suggested the bones had been unearthed at the nearby Beachy Head cliffs sometime in the 1950s, though specific details of the original excavation had been lost to time. What followed was ...

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 ...

The narrative of the first Black Briton has undergone a remarkable transformation thanks to advancements in ancient DNA technology. Initially believed to be a woman from sub-Saharan Africa, recent ...

New DNA research reveals the woman long believed to be the first Black Briton was actually white and from Roman-era southern ...

New DNA sequencing techniques have revealed that the Roman-era skeleton known as the "Beachy Head woman" likely originated in ...

A new DNA analysis concludes that the woman presented by the BBC as “the first Black Briton” had local genetic origins from ...