Ancient Europeans' Dark Skin

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Most prehistoric Europeans

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Most ancient Europeans had dark skin, eyes and hair up until 3,000 years ago, new research finds

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Lighter skin may have carried an evolutionary advantage for Europeans because it enabled people to synthesize more vitamin D in Europe 's weaker sunlight.

But lighter eye color — blue or green, for example, does not seem to have had major evolutionary advantages.

The genetic basis for lighter skin seems to have emerged in Sweden at about the same time as lighter eyes.

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