Photo of bones and skulls scattered in a cemetery
Using a new approach to DNA analysis, the 17th century bones of three African slaves have been traced to their countries of origin for the first time, researchers said Monday.
Until now, uncovering the precise origins of the 12 million African slaves sent to the New World between 1500 and 1850 has been challenging, since few historical records exist from the time. Often, the ports from which the slaves were shipped is known, but not the nations from which they came.
The three slaves analyzed for this study came from what is modern-day Nigeria, …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
