Remains of First African Slaves Found

An anonymous reader writes to tell us LiveScience is reporting that Archaeologists may have found the oldest remains of slaves brought from Africa to the New World. From the article: "The African origin of the slaves was determined by studying a chemical in their tooth enamel that reveals plant and rock types of their native land. The chemical enters the body through the food chain as nutrients pass from bedrock through soil and water to plants and animals. It is an indelible signature of birthplace, the researchers said, because it can be directly linked to the bedrock of specific locales."

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Re:Oldest

[Anonymous Coward]

I'd say that "I, for one, welcome our new slave-trading overlords.", but it would be in poor taste.

Wow

[commodoresloat]

This guy had a website in 1502? That's pretty advanced, at least for a slave.

It was the first

[commodoresloat]

They know because they found the words "First slave!" etched into their tooth enamel.

Re:"not long after Columbus..."

[Mistress.Erin]

"The difference between the Americans and the English is that the English think a mile is a long way and Americans think 100 years is a long time."

- Erin