DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's Melungeons
Friday, May 25, 2012 - 16:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons. Some speculated they were descended from Portuguese explorers, or perhaps from Turkish slaves or Gypsies.