Groundbreaking research reveals the first modern Brits had 'dark to black' skin and blue eyes
The first modern Briton, who lived around 300 generations ago, had "dark to black" skin, groundbreaking research has revealed.
Britain's oldest complete skeleton, known as Cheddar Man, was unearthed more than a century ago in Gough's Cave in Somerset.
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