Early Briton from 10,000 years ago had dark skin and blue eyes

A genetic analysis of Cheddar Man, one of the first people to settle in Britain after the last ice age, suggests that his skin was dark

First ancient Britons had black skin and blue eyes

Blue-eyed steppe people are Britons' ancestors, not the builders

Cheddar Man: Mesolithic Britain's blue-eyed boy

The Earliest British Man Had Black Skin And Blue Eyes

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The First Briton, known as Cheddar Man, was dark-skinned new DNA

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