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From: "Steven Bird" <>
Subject: Re: [DNA] East Anglia mtDNA haplogroup diversity Byzantium
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 10:23:25 -0500
In-Reply-To: <20061203014935.CVYQ13501.oaamta01sl.mx.bigpond.com@DINOSAUR>


Brian,

Was there a scientific paper issued with this finding? How did they
determine that this Anglo-Saxon Christian burial was of a Romani individual,
or from the Punjab? What was the mtDNA haplogroup identified? The news
article is interesting, but full of idle speculation.

>
>Castle Mall skeletons included a male with Romani ancestry ie originally
>from Punjab anciently. Speculation that these burials show the
>International
>character of Norwich and its trading links to Byzantium.
>http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/nwh_gfx_en/ART37392.html
>


>A summary I read (Topf et al 2005 abstract)says earlier Romano Britsih
>burials show Scandanavia to Estonia origin, and the later Castle Mall show
>a
>southern ie Mediterranean influx.The vast Anglian/Danish trading links-
>sailors, slaves etc with Byzantium.
>

The entire Topf article may be read at:

http://mbe.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/msj013v1.pdf

Steve

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