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    1. Genetic and archaeological evidence shows West African and Scandinavian immigrants culturally merged in to early Anglo-Saxon Britain. A young girl with about 1/3 West African ancestry was buried near her entirely European origin aunts with local grave goods.
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    "The genetic data points to profound mobility within a time of mass migration… Early Anglo-Saxon culture was a mixing pot of ideas, intermarriage and movement." theconversation.com/updown-girl-dna-research-shows-ancient-britain-was-more-diverse-than-we-imagined-192142