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1,700-yr-old skeleton of African immigrant found in Britain
Wednesday January 26, 2011 08:23:48 PM,
IANS
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London: Archaeologists
have unearthed a 1,700-year-old skeleton of an African immigrant
at a Roman cemetery in Warwickshire in Britain.
The discovery, made during analysis of remains found near
Stratford-upon-Avon, suggests that African immigrants lived far
afield of major settlements such as London and York as early as
the third or fourth century.
Stuart Palmer, Warwickshire county council's archaeology projects
manager, said the find was surprising because it indicated that
people of African descent lived in Warwickshire far earlier than
historians thought, the Daily Mail reports.
Experts thought that the skeleton, found in the Tiddington Road
area of Stratford during a dig in 2009, may be that of a slave or
a former Roman soldier.
A report by experts in excavated remains established that the man
was of African descent and was probably in his 40s or 50s when he
died.
Palmer said the skeletal remains also revealed that the man was
heavily-built and that the condition of his spine showed he was
used to carrying heavy loads.
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