ChrisJones 7,973 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 A groundbreaking DNA analysis of 'Cheddar Man' has revealed that early Britons had dark skin and blue eyes, which is a reversal of what was previously thought (Light skin and brown eyes.) The findings suggest that the light skin mutation found in northern Europeans is much more recently than previously believed. Quote In a joint project between Britain's Natural History Museum and University College London, scientists drilled a 2mm hole into the skull and extracted bone powder for analysis. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,638 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I read this earlier. It's an interesting discovery. So, what I don't get is how Sapiens arrived in Europe something like 60'000 yrs ago but didn't evolve fair skin until at least less than 10'000 years ago.... Either, I don't quite grasp what has gone off, our explanation for why Europeans developed fair skin needs looking at or this single data-point is misleading as to the truth (coincidentally an immigrant?). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I watched Prehistoric Autopsy on BBC4 recently. They did reconstructions of Neanderthal and Australopithecus, going back over 3 million years - absolutely fascinating and utterly absorbing (and presented by Alice Roberts !). It really brought our ancestors 'back to life', after spans of time that we can't even begin to imagine............ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Kay 3,709 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I have just seen another bit in the paper about it .. likening Chedder Man to David Dickinson 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 so we were all darkies then....wilf is going to be so pissed.... what i never quite got is,,,,we came from africa supposedly and they narrowed it down to one bird,,,,think they nicknamed her eve.....but where did neandathal man come from befor 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stumfelter 3,032 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I'm buying some popcorn for when Francie claps eyes on this! ?? 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deadeye18 164 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 The reconstruction looked like he had a face more like a North American indian /south american indian look to it but a little darker.Nothing like an African like some on the news are making out but either way it's fascinating what information scientists can get from remains so old. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stop.end 4,079 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 Or its amazing how they can make the public beleive anything they want them to beleive ...it was on tv must be true lol. 12 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,638 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 33 minutes ago, TOMO said: so we were all darkies then....wilf is going to be so pissed.... what i never quite got is,,,,we came from africa supposedly and they narrowed it down to one bird,,,,think they nicknamed her eve.....but where did neandathal man come from befor You mean Mitochondrial Eve? The most recent female ancestor common to us all, essentially the great (many greats) grandmother of all living humans. She was just an ancestor of ours, not the first or anything. Neanderthal was a sister species or possibly subspecies to us Homo Sapien Sapien. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
j j m 6,481 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 I watched it on the news very interesting Quote Link to post Share on other sites
forest of dean redneck 11,190 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, TOMO said: so we were all darkies then....wilf is going to be so pissed.... what i never quite got is,,,,we came from africa supposedly and they narrowed it down to one bird,,,,think they nicknamed her eve.....but where did neandathal man come from befor California ? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
greg64 2,565 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Deadeye18 said: The reconstruction looked like he had a face more like a North American indian /south american indian look to it but a little darker.Nothing like an African like some on the news are making out but either way it's fascinating what information scientists can get from remains so old. in a different article I read it said his ancestors had migrated from the middle east in to europe after the ice age Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deadeye18 164 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 17 minutes ago, greg64 said: in a different article I read it said his ancestors had migrated from the middle east in to europe after the ice age I wouldn't put it past the media to spin it anyway they can to make the whole story as PC as possible. Anything to promote the vision of us all being the same worldwide. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackbriar 8,568 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Born Hunter said: You mean Mitochondrial Eve? The most recent female ancestor common to us all, essentially the great (many greats) grandmother of all living humans. She was just an ancestor of ours, not the first or anything. Neanderthal was a sister species or possibly subspecies to us Homo Sapien Sapien. Many species of hominoid and human have existed, over millions of years, often simultaneously. Each took their own evolutionary course, but we (homo sapiens) are the only surviving species. Many of us, however, still carry traces of Neanderthal DNA - (insert punchline here)............ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,638 Posted February 7, 2018 Report Share Posted February 7, 2018 16 minutes ago, Blackbriar said: Many species of hominoid and human have existed, over millions of years, often simultaneously. Each took their own evolutionary course, but we (homo sapiens) are the only surviving species. Many of us, however, still carry traces of Neanderthal DNA - (insert punchline here)............ I wasnt going to confuse matters by mentioning that! LOL Around the world different populations of humans have other human species (e.g. Denisovan) in them from prehistoric hybridisation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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