First modern Britain was a black man

[Lady Murasaki]

I read somewhere recently but didn't follow it up that more Scottish people are genetically related to Tutankhamun than Egyptian people are.

I'm related to Genghis Khan. As are millions of others, but I take after him more than them.

Mostly far-righters though.

I'm only conservative with a small c.
And warrior with a small w.

ETA: that makes me a wc!

You must be related to Genghis's feminine side then.

He didn't have a feminine side. Soft hands though.

[Rocthedog]

Very interesting. I'm not entirely sure why they've called him the 'first modern Briton'. Is there evidence to suggest he was typical of the population at that time? 90% of white Britons don't share his ancestry. I'll have to watch the documentary.

It ain,t gonna be long before some one says a white man killed him, and starts shouting racist.

[Lady Murasaki]

Very interesting. I'm not entirely sure why they've called him the 'first modern Briton'. Is there evidence to suggest he was typical of the population at that time? 90% of white Britons don't share his ancestry. I'll have to watch the documentary.

It ain,t gonna be long before some one says a white man killed him, and starts shouting racist.

[Red Okktober]

He looks like one of JRA's avatars

[Maddog]

Why Cheddar man?

[Rolluplostinspace]

Why Cheddar man?

He had a big lump of cheese i his mouth when they found him.

[McAz]

Why Cheddar man?

Believer in Cheeses.

[Big Fat Frosty]

it could be as simple as eyes evolved quicker than skin
to the northern climate
eyes being more important than skin

[Red Okktober]

it could be as simple as eyes evolved quicker than skin
to the northern climate
eyes being more important than skin

Except that without skin, you'd be dead.

What happened to Aziz's comment about the bloke being an 'ugly sod'?

[McAz]

it could be as simple as eyes evolved quicker than skin
to the northern climate
eyes being more important than skin

Except that without skin, you'd be dead.

What happened to Aziz's comment about the bloke being an 'ugly sod'?

I deleted it in case JRA thought I was having a pop. The bloke remains an ugly sod however.

[Big Fat Frosty]

it could be as simple as eyes evolved quicker than skin
to the northern climate
eyes being more important than skin

Except that without skin, you'd be dead.

What happened to Aziz's comment about the bloke being an 'ugly sod'?

eyes came a very long time before skin...

[Red Okktober]

eyes came a very long time before skin...

Say what?

A tough choice, but would you rather have your eyes poked out, or be skinned alive?

[Big Fat Frosty]

eyes came a very long time before skin...

Say what?

A tough choice, but would you rather have your eyes poked out, or be skinned alive?

ill cross that bridge when i come to it...

[Trapper John]

Funnily enough, we had these sort of deep discussions at school. It almost always ended up 'would you rather be peeled alive slowly or have your eyes taken out at any speed with cocktail sticks?'

I was a fence sitter on that one.

[Big Fat Frosty]

i could offer something about
its better to see further
than having a thick skin