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First modern Britons had 'dark to black' skin, Cheddar Man DNA analysis reveals | Genetics | The Guardian
![AFP News Agency on Twitter: "DNA tests show 'Cheddar Man', the first modern Briton, had dark skin and blue eyes https://t.co/lf3fsF7XmZ https://t.co/V2rxp5iBbi" / Twitter AFP News Agency on Twitter: "DNA tests show 'Cheddar Man', the first modern Briton, had dark skin and blue eyes https://t.co/lf3fsF7XmZ https://t.co/V2rxp5iBbi" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DVaXlb8XUAEDxLB.jpg)
AFP News Agency on Twitter: "DNA tests show 'Cheddar Man', the first modern Briton, had dark skin and blue eyes https://t.co/lf3fsF7XmZ https://t.co/V2rxp5iBbi" / Twitter
What is the evidence that Cheddar Man was not black? Scientists who sequenced his DNA said he had no genes for light coloured skin. He had genes for skin colour consistent with
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First modern Britons had 'dark to black' skin, Cheddar Man DNA analysis reveals | Genetics | The Guardian
![Not even close to knowing" if ancient Cheddar Man Brit was 'black' - The British National Party (BNP) Not even close to knowing" if ancient Cheddar Man Brit was 'black' - The British National Party (BNP)](http://bnp.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/cheddar-man.jpg)
Not even close to knowing" if ancient Cheddar Man Brit was 'black' - The British National Party (BNP)
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