Germany matches DNA from skulls stolen from African colony to living relatives

Remains pillaged in colonial era for ‘scientific’ experiments are DNA matched to Tanzanian descendantsResearchers in Berlin have identified living relatives of people whose remains were stolen from Tanzania and taken to Germany for “scientific” experiments during the colonial era.Berlin ’s Museum of Prehistory and Early History has beencarrying out research since 2017 on about 1,100 skulls taken from what was then known as German East Africa.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: World news Africa Tanzania Germany Colonialism Europe Museums Genetics Source Type: news