{"id":86996,"date":"2023-10-25T22:01:33","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/?p=86996"},"modified":"2023-10-25T22:01:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T22:01:33","slug":"plaque-honouring-first-black-briton-removed-as-she-was-cypriot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritytidings.com\/world-news\/plaque-honouring-first-black-briton-removed-as-she-was-cypriot\/","title":{"rendered":"Plaque honouring &apos;first black Briton&apos; removed as she was &apos;Cypriot&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Plaque honouring the &#8216;first black Briton&#8217; is removed after DNA analysis finds she was &#8216;most likely from Cyprus&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&#8216;First black Briton&#8217; plaque for &#8216;Beachy Head Lady&#8217; removed as she may be Cypriot<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A plaque honouring the &#8216;first black Briton&#8217; has been removed after DNA analysis suggested she was not actually of African origin.<\/p>\n<p>The sign celebrating the 1,800-year-old remains of &#8216;Beachy Head Lady&#8217; was taken down after scientific research revealed she was &#8216;most likely from Cyprus&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The plaque was placed in an east Sussex village by BBC Two as part of their 2016 Black and British series where they billed the woman as the earliest &#8216;black Briton&#8217;, claiming she was of African origin.<\/p>\n<p>However, subsequent DNA analysis has suggested the BBC programme&#8217;s claims were wrong, the Telegraph reported.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/21\/77002527-12672763-image-a-1_1698267123331.jpg\" height=\"793\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The plaque of Beachy Head Lady, previously thought to be the &#8216;first black Briton&#8217; has been taken down from the East Dean cricket club after it emerged she was likely from Cyprus<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/10\/25\/22\/77002921-12672763-image-a-10_1698267665879.jpg\" height=\"634\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>In the BBC programme, fronted by historian Prof David Olusoga, the Beachy Head Lady was presented as being of &#8216;sub-Saharan African&#8217; origin, with a reconstruction of her features<\/p>\n<p>The study, by the Crick Institute, found that while she grew up in Eastbourne, her origins were actually in &#8216;southern Europe \u2013 most likely Cyprus&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>The now-removed plaque read: &#8216;The remains of &#8220;Beachy Head Woman&#8221; were found near this site.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Of African origin, she lived in East Sussex 2nd \u20133rd century AD.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>It had been installed at the village&#8217;s East Dean cricket club, close to where archaeologists had discovered the 1,800-year-old remains of the woman.<\/p>\n<p>In the BBC programme, fronted by historian Prof David Olusoga, the Beachy Head Lady was presented as being of &#8216;sub-Saharan African&#8217; origin, with a reconstruction of her features.<\/p>\n<p>It was one of several plaques installed as part of the BBC series to honour black Britons across history.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12672763\/Plaque-honouring-black-Briton-removed-DNA-analysis-finds-likely-Cyprus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plaque honouring the &#8216;first black Briton&#8217; is removed after DNA analysis finds she was &#8216;most likely from Cyprus&#8217; &#8216;First black Briton&#8217; plaque for &#8216;Beachy Head Lady&#8217; removed as she may be Cypriot A plaque honouring the &#8216;first black Briton&#8217; has been removed after DNA analysis suggested she was not actually of African origin. 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