Scientists said Thursday that they have found more than 41,000 genetic “relatives” of 27 enslaved people who were buried in Maryland’s Catoctin Furnace African American Cemetery about 220 years ago.
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Old African American cemetery yields DNA links to 41,000 new ‘relatives’
DNA from 27 enslaved people buried near a Maryland iron forge was also tied to regions in Africa
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Updated August 4, 2023 at 9:11 a.m. EDT|Published August 4, 2023 at 7:00 a.m. EDT