**Key source discrepancies noted:**
– Eye color: most sources report “blue” eyes; Earth Magazine says “blue,” National Geographic says “bright blue”; the 2019 Brace et al. paper says “blue or green”; NHM FAQ does not address eye color. Article uses “blue or blue-green” to reflect the range reported.
– Skin prediction confidence: 76% figure appears in Atlanta Black Star/Earth Magazine; NHM FAQ does not give a percentage. Article uses the 76% figure with attribution as a probability estimate, not a certainty.
– Western hunter-gatherer arrival: WRAL says “14,000 years ago”; Brace et al. says “12,000 BCE” (approximately 14,000 years ago); both consistent.
– Age at death: multiple sources describe Cheddar Man as a “young man” or “young adult.” Some older sources suggest mid-twenties. Article uses “young adult” and notes estimated age at death.
Sources:
– [NHM Cheddar Man FAQ](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/our-science/our-work/origins-evolution-and-futures/human-adaptation-diet-disease/cheddar-man-faq.html)
– [Earth Magazine — A New Look at Cheddar Man](https://www.earthmagazine.org/article/new-look-cheddar-man/)
– [Al Jazeera — Scientists say earliest Britons had dark skin](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/2/7/scientists-say-earliest-britons-had-dark-skin)
– [WRAL — Cheddar Man: Britain’s oldest skeleton had dark skin, DNA shows](https://www.wral.com/cheddar-man-britain-s-oldest-skeleton-had-dark-skin-dna-shows/17320740/)
– [National Geographic — Ancient Face of Cheddar Man Reconstructed with DNA](https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/ancient-face-cheddar-man-reconstructed-dna-spd)
– [The Past — Face to Face with Cheddar Man](https://the-past.com/news/face-to-face-with-cheddar-man/)
– [NHM — The Cannibals of Gough’s Cave](https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/the-cannibals-of-goughs-cave.html)
– [Artec 3D — Cheddar Man 3D scanning case study](https://www.artec3d.com/cases/artec-space-spider-used-most-ambitious-dna-project-history)
– [Chasing Family Ghosts — Cheddar Man: The Face of Controversy](https://www.chasingfamilyghosts.com/post/cheddar-man-2-the-face-of-controversy)
– [Historic Mysteries — Cheddar Man](https://www.historicmysteries.com/archaeology/cheddar-man/34134/)
– [Runnymede Trust — Cheddar Man exposes 19th-century ideas of race in modern Britain](https://www.runnymedetrust.org/blog/cheddar-man-man-exposes-19th-century-ideas-of-race-in-modern-britain)
– [IFLScience — Scientists Reveal One of the First Britons Had Black Skin](https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-reveal-one-of-the-first-britons-had-black-skin-and-racists-are-hilariously-confused-45987)
– [Atlanta Black Star — Backtracking on Cheddar Man dark skin certainty](https://atlantablackstar.com/2018/03/06/backtracking-theres-no-way-know-first-briton-actually-dark-black-skin-scientist-now-says/)
– [Brace et al. 2019 — Ancient genomes indicate population replacement in Early Neolithic Britain (Nature Ecology and Evolution)](https://reich.hms.harvard.edu/sites/reich.hms.harvard.edu/files/inline-files/2019_Brace_NatureEcologyEvolution_2.pdf)