The first ancient Britons had black skin

[fugtifino]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-5358699/First-Brit-dark-skinned-blue-eyed.html

Probably a migrant too...coming over here...eating our berries...

Maybe we have more in common with other people than some of us would like to think.

[Togger1]

I love this so much, mainly because of the type of cage it will rattle.

 

 

and judging by the negative feedback it's working beautifully 😄

[fugtifino]

Heh, the way it's going it'll end up with more votes than posts.

[Togger1]

You would think all the proud forum Britishers would be queuing up to show their delight  for their recently discovered  heritage lol

[Togger1]

Mark Steel nailing it , with humour ..

 

http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/cheddar-man-first-briton-black-somerset-white-people-edl-ukip-racism-a8201246.html

[Dizzy]

Fugs, your first link was really interesting and I must remember to set my v-box t record the programme.

It's clever how scientists and their new methods can gain so much more form DNA samples and skeleton profiles these days.  I often wonder just how accurate the facial reconstructions are though as I still have the same skeleton and skull that I had years ago but I look so different now than I did 30 years ago.  If I'm dug up 10,000 years from now I;d love to be able to peep and see what they think I looked like just from examining my bone remains  

Fascinating stuff and I must say Cheddar Man does look more 'normal' in their latest reconstruction to my eyes though even though they say he doesn't look like any of us.

I clearly need sleep as all I can think of now is why does everyone all have the same colour skeletons ? I guess we all just little 'presents' wrapped up in different coloured wrappers 

....No doubt someone will come back and tell me a bright blue skeleton was dug up at some medieval site once by the Time Team 

[Dizzy]

sorry to have interrupted your chat by the way Fugs and PJ...but you did get me thinking 

[Davy51]

10 hours ago, Dizzy said:

Fugs, your first link was really interesting and I must remember to set my v-box t record the programme.

It's clever how scientists and their new methods can gain so much more form DNA samples and skeleton profiles these days.  I often wonder just how accurate the facial reconstructions are though as I still have the same skeleton and skull that I had years ago but I look so different now than I did 30 years ago.  If I'm dug up 10,000 years from now I;d love to be able to peep and see what they think I looked like just from examining my bone remains  

Fascinating stuff and I must say Cheddar Man does look more 'normal' in their latest reconstruction to my eyes though even though they say he doesn't look like any of us.

I clearly need sleep as all I can think of now is why does everyone all have the same colour skeletons ? I guess we all just little 'presents' wrapped up in different coloured wrappers 

....No doubt someone will come back and tell me a bright blue skeleton was dug up at some medieval site once by the Time Team 

Well Dizzy ,they managed to get Cleopatra looking  like Liz Taylor. 

[algy]

They weren't black, just dirty, they never washed and anyway soap hadn't been invented at that time!.

They look more like gypsies to me. 

[Togger1]

2 hours ago, algy said:

They weren't black, just dirty, they never washed and anyway soap hadn't been invented at that time!.

They look more like gypsies to me. 

must have been really dirty if it even got into their DNA lol

[algy]

1 hour ago, Togger1 said:

must have been really dirty if it even got into their DNA lol

Surprising how deep dirt travels Togger, look at this photo I had taken last year at a reunion of the 69th Reg. Backwith Fusiliers and I had a good wash and brush up before I attended.

[Togger1]

you cant fool me,  that was taken of you years ago, I've seen it on Grinder   Dirt, no matter how ingrained will not permeate DNA Algy so you should be safe.

[algy]

Don't fall for that one Togger your never safe!.

[fugtifino]

[fugtifino]

Ooh, look, another down vote from one of my cowardly stalkers.

Bless.

[fugtifino]

Ooh, and another just for pointing it out.

You is nailz.