Ancient DNA Reveals Most Europeans Had Dark Skin Until Just 3,000 Years Ago
The textbook assumption is that when the first modern humans arrived in Europe, around 45,000 years ago, they quickly evolved pale skin to adapt to the region’s dimmer sunlight relative to Africa.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/other/ancient-dna-reveals-most-europeans-had-dark-skin-until-just-3-000-years-ago/ar-AA1zaeDM
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