SCIENTIFIC ANALYSIS OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL FINDS
Much of the evidence of a black presence in Britain before the 1500s comes from a range of rapidly improving scientific techniques. By extracting and sequencing DNA samples from a skeleton, then comparing it to modern profiles, it is possible to determine skin and eye colour. Isotope analysis of the enamel from a skeleton’s teeth can help work out where that person grew up, too, as well as their diet and whether the water they drank when they were younger