TIL there's a theory that the evolution to light skin in Europeans only occurred around 12,000-6,000 years ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_skin_color#Time_scale_of_skin_color_evolution
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#BBC #EarlyBritonHadDarkSkin
Cheddar Man: DNA shows early Briton had dark skin
By Paul Rincon (BBC News)