#  African connections with Anglo-Saxon England? New insights from ancient DNA 

 



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 **November 6, 2025** 

 05:00PM - 06:15PM EST 

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 **CGIS S020 Belfer Case Study room (Lower Level)**  

 [1730 Cambridge Street  
Cambridge, MA 02138  
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### **A More Diverse Society in Medieval Britain**

**Thursday, November 6, 2025 | 5:00–6:30 PM (ET)**

*Belfer Case Study Room, CGIS South S020 (Lower Level)*  
*1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA*

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 ](https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97024191070?pwd=aHSEHAGKlN59y3bnKRsseJot53Csrf.1)Join for a discussion of the earliest direct genetic evidence of West African ancestry in early medieval Britain. DNA from two individuals buried in 7th-century England—one from Kent and one from Dorset—shows recent West African ancestry within two generations. Both were buried according to local customs, indicating community integration.

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[**Joscha Gretzinger**](https://www.eva.mpg.de/archaeogenetics/staff/)

Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology



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[**Emmanuel K. Akyeampong**](https://aaas.fas.harvard.edu/people/emmanuel-k-akyeampong)

African and African American Studies, Harvard University



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[**John Hines**](https://https%20//profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/emeritus/hines)

School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University









 

 



 

 

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