It turned out that the First Dark Englishman was Dark

in science •  7 years ago 

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Most of us know that English is predominantly white. In fact, scientists found the first modern British to have "dark to black" skin.

This is revealed by the discovery of a body of 10,000 years old. This is the oldest complete skeleton in England, known as Cheddar Man, discovered more than a century ago at Gough's Cave in Somerset.

His DNA examination had never been done, along with the fossil reconstruction of the face, indicating that the young man had darker-than-expected skin, with blue eyes and dark curly hair.

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