Cheddar Man

Cheddar Man: First modern Britons had dark skin and blue eyes

“Cheddar Man”, Britain’s oldest, nearly complete human skeleton, had dark skin, blue eyes and dark curly hair when he lived in what is now southwest England 10,000 years ago, scientists who read his DNA have discovered.

February 12, 2018
February 12, 2018

Cheddar Man: First modern Britons had dark skin and blue eyes

“Cheddar Man”, Britain’s oldest, nearly complete human skeleton, had dark skin, blue eyes and dark curly hair when he lived in what is now southwest England 10,000 years ago, scientists who read his DNA have discovered.