Beachy Head Woman may be ‘local girl from Eastbourne’, say scientists - The Guardian
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DNA analysis reveals Beachy Head Woman, previously thought to be the 'first black Briton', was actually a local from southern Britain, specifically Eastbourne in Sussex, challenging earlier assumptions about her origins.
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