Ancient Europeans Retained Dark Skin, Hair and Eyes Until the Iron Age, Claims New Study https://ift.tt/7YUfD9C Ancient Europeans Retained Dark Skin, Hair and Eyes Until the Iron Age, Claims New Study Most early Europeans retained dark skin, hair, and eyes until approximately 3,000 years ago, as suggested by recent genetic research. Findings indicate that lighter features only became common in Europe during the Iron Age . Although the genetic markers for lighter pigmentation first appeared around 14,000 years ago, they remained relatively rare for thousands of years. Scientists sugge…