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A decade-long mystery surrounding one of Britain's most intriguing archaeological discoveries has finally been resolved. The woman once celebrated as the "first black Briton" was actually a native of southern England, according to groundbreaking DNA analysis published in the Journal of Archaeological Science. The revelation marks a dramatic conclusion to years of shifting theories about the identity of this Roman-era individual whose skeletal remains sparked intense debate about ancient diversity in Britain. The skeletal remains were discovered in 2012 tucked away in a box in the basement of Eastbourne Town Hall as part of the Eastbourne Ancestors Project. A faded label suggested the bones had been unearthed at the nearby Beachy Head cliffs sometime in the 1950s, though specific details