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X-WR-CALNAME;VALUE=TEXT:African connections with Anglo-Saxon England? New insights from ancient DNA
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SUMMARY:African connections with Anglo-Saxon England? New insights from ancient DNA
DESCRIPTION:<h3><strong>A More Diverse Society in Medieval Britain</strong></h3><p><strong>Thursday, November 6, 2025 | 5:00–6:30 PM (ET)</strong></p><p><em>Belfer Case Study Room, CGIS South S020 (Lower Level)</em><br><em>1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA</em></p><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdfhca-69pT9W0OKd_KLnBdP2d0HXOq61-4QcA89UVUKmyi2Q/viewform?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=105010216029178229021"><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="ee0a4832-82cc-46d7-9678-1e1e59c11f60">&nbsp;</drupal-media></a><a href="https://harvard.zoom.us/j/97024191070?pwd=aHSEHAGKlN59y3bnKRsseJot53Csrf.1"><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="0c4af6d3-0227-40e4-954e-a48dba73b7d7">&nbsp;</drupal-media></a><p>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.&nbsp;</p><p><span>Speaker</span></p><table><tbody><tr><td><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="3225fa68-b383-44ee-940e-16bd77999d5b" data-view-mode="hwp_x_small">&nbsp;</drupal-media></td><td><p><a href="https://www.eva.mpg.de/archaeogenetics/staff/"><span><strong>Joscha Gretzinger</strong></span></a></p><p><span>Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><span>Comments by</span></td><td>&nbsp;</td></tr><tr><td><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="83f4e3c0-71e1-4cac-ab9d-e45025fb7fc9" data-view-mode="hwp_x_small">&nbsp;</drupal-media></td><td><p><a href="https://aaas.fas.harvard.edu/people/emmanuel-k-akyeampong"><span><strong>Emmanuel K. Akyeampong</strong></span></a><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span>African and African American Studies, Harvard University</span></p></td></tr><tr><td><drupal-media data-entity-type="media" data-entity-uuid="b1789f60-fa93-4ab0-bd6a-35dbee745df9" data-view-mode="hwp_x_small">&nbsp;</drupal-media></td><td><p><a href="https://https //profiles.cardiff.ac.uk/emeritus/hines"><span><strong>John Hines</strong></span></a><span><strong>&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p><span>School of History, Archaeology and Religion, Cardiff University</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table>
LOCATION:CGIS S020 Belfer Case Study room (Lower Level)
STATUS:CONFIRMED
DTSTART:20251106T220000Z
DTEND:20251106T231500Z
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