Cheddar Man: Early Briton had Dark Skin

[Mark (Star Mariner)]

Big in local news today, Britain's oldest complete skeleton dubbed "Cheddar Man" (found in 1903 in Cheddar, Somerset - yes famous for the cheese) and dating back 10,000 years, has undergone a series of intensive analysis, and come up with surprising results. Turns out he had dark skin and vivid blue eyes.

Facial reconstruction:


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A cutting-edge scientific analysis shows that a Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark brown skin and blue eyes.

Researchers from London's Natural History Museum extracted DNA from Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete skeleton, which was discovered in 1903.

University College London researchers then used the subsequent genome analysis for a facial reconstruction.

It underlines the fact that the lighter skin characteristic of modern Europeans is a relatively recent phenomenon.

No prehistoric Briton of this age had previously had their genome analysed.

As such, the analysis provides valuable new insights into the first people to resettle Britain after the last Ice Age.

The analysis of Cheddar Man's genome - the "blueprint" for a human, contained in the nuclei of our cells - will be published in a journal, and will also feature in the upcoming Channel 4 documentary The First Brit, Secrets Of The 10,000-year-old Man.

More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42939192

[Mark]

Thanks for sharing!

How Europeans evolved white skin

[Cidersomerset]

I posted this yesterday on a older thread after wondering whether to post or not
as I am trying to cut down on threads ...LOL ...But no one has seen it there
so I'm glad you posted it.....

https://projectavalon.net/forum4/show...26#post1206926


I have been to Chedder and the gorge many times and to visit the caves
and walk through the gorge does give you a ancient feel despite the
shops and tourists....

Cheddar Man: DNA shows early Briton had dark skin

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtKZPmC6i3U
Published on 7 Feb 2018
first modern briton had dark skin and blue eyes dna analysis showsthe first modern
briton had dark skin and blue eyes modern briton known as ‘cheddar man - the
UK's oldest complete skeleton.who lived around 300 generations ago, had “dark to
black” skin, groundbreaking research has revealed.Britain’s oldest complete
skeleton, known as Cheddar Man, was unearthed more than a century ago
in Gough’s Cave in Somerset.But an unprecedented examination of his DNA, along
with a facial reconstruction of the fossil, shows that the young man would have had
a darker complexion than previously thought, along with blue eyes and dark, curly
hair.Previous reconstructions of Cheddar Man, which were not based on DNA data,
depicted him with a lighter skin tone.

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DNA offers "revolutionary" evidence on ancient Brits
CBS News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MmstE_ygok
Published on 7 Feb 2018
New DNA analysis on remains of a 10,000-year-old man in England
reveals that the first modern Britons had dark skin.

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Cheddar Man: DNA shows early Briton had dark skin - BBC News

By Paul Rincon
Science editor, BBC News website..2 hours ago.

read more...[
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lWDWVDu01P0
Published on 7 Feb 2018...
Scientists finally put a face to Cheddar Man, Britain's oldest complete skeleton
from 10,000 years ago.DNA shows early Brit had dark skin


A replica of Cheddar Man's skeleton now lies in Gough's Cave

url]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42939192[/url]


Cheddar Man and Cheddar Gorge

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VicLUMCCjdg
Published on 31 Aug 2010
Visit Cheddar Gorge in Somerset, home of Gough's Caves, where the bones
of "Cheddar Man" were found in 1903. Cheddar Man's bones date back to 7150
B.C.. His real remains reside in the Natural History Museum in London.

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Cheddar Gorge Caves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cB7fXXsgUws
Published on 10 Oct 2016
Cheddar Gorge famous Caves, Goughs cave and Cox's cave featuring the new multi
media attraction Dreamhunters. If you would like to see the extended video click
here, https://youtu.be/mKnoaEjVC-Y
Cheddar Gorge by Drone 24/04/15
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAb8Djf7YMY