He is 10,000 years old. The oldest complete skeleton found in Britain. But who was Cheddar Man, what did he look like, and how did he live?

DR SELINA BRACE is a biologist who works with ancient and degraded DNA, investigating species-level and evolutionary processes. She is a researcher in the Earth Sciences Department and also manages the ancient DNA laboratory at the Natural History Museum in London, UK.

MARK from Evolution Soup talks in depth with Selina about the Cheddar Man discovery, the newest and most updated information about him... and what the DNA extracted from the bones reveal.


00:00 START
01:52 Selina's Background
03:19 Cheddar Man Discovery
06:41 Cheddar Man History
10:28 Cannibals
14:36 Ancient DNA Techniques
23:37 Cheddar Man DNA
32:17 Dark Skin & Geography
37:27 Light Skin Evolution
40:28 Future Projects



LINKS FOR SELINA BRACE:

SITE: https://bit.ly/2J2JGiy

TWITTER: @SelBrace   / selbrace  

London Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/

YouTube: Prof. Ian Barnes and Dr Selina Brace interview | New Light on Old Britons Conference: https://bit.ly/37fup5Y

Podcast: Selina & Ian Barnes on Genetics Unzipped: https://bit.ly/376XiRU



SPECIAL THANKS to amazing paleo artist ETTORE MAZZA for providing unique artwork for this interview!
LINKS:
Art: https://www.deviantart.com/ettore-mazza
Instagram: 'ettorre.mazza   / ettore.mazza  


ALSO: Julio Lacerda

Art: https://www.deviantart.com/julio-lace...
Instagram: @lacerda.julio


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