How evidence in teeth can trace the origins of Africans kidnapped during the slave trade

How teeth are uncovering the origins of enslaved Africans : Here & Now Anytime

After Britain abolished the slave trade in 1807, it began intercepting slave ships on the Atlantic Ocean and taking the Africans aboard to the remote island of St. Helena, where thousands died of disease and were buried in mass graves. A new study published in the journal Science, featuring lead author Hannes Schroeder, reveals new insights into the origins of some of those buried on the island, whose remains were rediscovered during airport con…

How evidence in teeth can trace the origins of Africans kidnapped during the slave trade

The Africans on the intercepted ships carrying enslaved people were taken to the remote island of St. Helena where thousands died of disease and were buried in mass graves.