blue plaque · Norwich
Romani DNA

Romani DNA A skeleton discovered during excavations of an 11th century graveyard near this spot has been found to have a mitochondrial DNA marker unique to the Romani people. This is the earliest evidence for a person of Romani descent in the British Isles, and is 400 years earlier than any documentary reference to their presence.
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Source: Open Plaques. Geographic data via OpenStreetMap.