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Study reveals ancient Brits had dark skin

A new study that uses the DNA from Cheddar Man, a 10,000 year old skeleton, reveals that the earliest modern Britons had a combination of darker toned skin and blue eyes.
A full face reconstruction model made from the skull of a 10,000 year old man, known as 'Cheddar Man', Britain's oldest complete skeleton is pictured during a press preview at the National History Museum in London on February 6, 2018.
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 / AFP PHOTO / Justin TALLIS        (Photo credit should read JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty Images)

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