Cheddar Man, the name given to the oldest and most complete Homo sapien skeleton ever found in England, was a fairly typical Briton for his time. Found in Gough’s Cave in Somerset’s limestone Cheddar ...

What did the first Irish look like? A Trinity professor has claimed that the first Irish had a much darker skin tone, linking us to Spain, Hungary, and Luxembourg. While the ill-informed may claim ...

A DNA sample from a 10,000-year-old skeleton discovered in Gough Cave near Cheddar Gorge, England, offers a remarkable revelation: the first modern British people had “dark brown to black skin.” ...

DNA tests on Britain’s oldest complete skeleton, known as Cheddar Man, show he had “dark to black” skin, blue eyes and dark curly hair, a finding that drastically changes assumptions about early ...

In 1903, a skeleton was discovered in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset's Gough's Cave. Decades later, scientists used radiocarbon dating to determine that the nearly complete skeleton is around 10,000 years ...

'Who Were the First Humans on British Shores? | The Story of 'Cheddar Man' If the words British history conjure up images of Elizabeth I, Shakespeare, Boudica, Mary Seacole, The Beatles and the Blitz, ...

They call him Cheddar Man. He lived more than 10,000 years ago, had brown hair, blue eyes and "dark to black" skin. To the surprise of many, he is believed to have been the first modern Briton. A new ...

Editor’s Note: Dan Jones is a historian and journalist. His books include “The Templars” and “The Plantagenets.” Follow him on Twitter. The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of ...