Romani DNA blue plaque

This blue commemorative plaque records: Romani DNA A skeleton discovered during excavations of an 11th century graveyard near this spot has been found to have a mitochondrial DNA marker unique to the Romani people. This is the earliest evidence for a person of Romani descent in the British Isles, and is 400 years earlier than any documentary reference to their presence. Recorded plaque organisation: Norwich Heritage Economic and Regeneration Trust.

The discovery of Romani DNA in an 11th-century skeleton represents the earliest known evidence of Roma presence in the British Isles, predating documentary records by four centuries and providing crucial insights into the migration patterns of the Romani people.