Cheddar Man is the name given to the oldest near-complete human skeleton ever found in Britain. He lived about 10,000 years ago in the Mesolithic period. His remains were discovered in 1903.
Scientists have extracted and analyzed DNA from Cheddar Man's skull, and revealed some surprising features about his appearance and ancestry. They found that he had dark skin, dark brown or black hair, and blue-green eyes.
However, DNA testing in 1997 revealed that relations of the Cheddar man still lived in the region where the remains were found. Adrian Targett, a retired history teacher, was a DNA match.
Adrian Targett and the Cheddar Man have a common maternal ancestor. And remarkably, they share some facial features, including blue eyes.
Cheddar Man's remains were found inside Gough's Cave in Somerset in 1903.
Approximately 10% of the modern British population can trace their ancestors to the genetic European population of which the Cheddar Man was a member
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