Eh, but can you actually tell skin pigmentation from DNA? I thought that was an art more than a science, as the markers didn’t have a direct correlation. Still, I don’t believe anything we consider “races” today were developed at this point. Also, did this guy have more or less of a percentage of Neanderthal DNA that most non-sub-Saharan peoples share.
Remember, we all came from Africa at one point or another. While the modern pigmentation correlates with one’s distance from the equator (ie how much sun you are getting), I am curious how that developed. Did we start off neutral and some grew darker or lighter? Or did we start out dark and get lighter, or vice versa.
Posted by my friend the other day:
“Adaption, the worst super power ever.”