Cheddar Man: First modern Briton had dark skin and blue eyes, DNA analysis shows

<<PLEASE NOTE: This clip contains black gaps - third party content removed. VOICED: The oldest complete skeleton ever found in Britain now has a face - and not one many would expect. The bones of Cheddar Man - who lived 10,000 years ago - were discovered in a Somerset cave in 1903. After DNA was taken from his skull, his face has now been reconstructed - revealing a skin tone far darker than had previously been thought. As Sky's senior correspondent David Bowden reports, the discovery is causing a re-assessment of the genetic ancestry of many modern day Britons.>> on February 07, 2018 in London, England.
<<PLEASE NOTE: This clip contains black gaps - third party content removed. VOICED: The oldest complete skeleton ever found in Britain now has a face - and not one many would expect. The bones of Cheddar Man - who lived 10,000 years ago - were discovered in a Somerset cave in 1903. After DNA was taken from his skull, his face has now been reconstructed - revealing a skin tone far darker than had previously been thought. As Sky's senior correspondent David Bowden reports, the discovery is causing a re-assessment of the genetic ancestry of many modern day Britons.>> on February 07, 2018 in London, England.
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