Mikeoxenormous
Diamond Member
Please do remember something that isn't taken into account here. About 12,000 years ago, there was a cataclysmic event that took out about 90% of the total population of the human race. So maybe there were black skin people living in Europe , Asia and even North America, until we do more digging and unearth more evidence, we have to just speculate our history.Absorbtion of vitamin D is why people are light or dark skinned. Dark-skinned people were less likely to survive in northern climates where sunshine is infrequent as they succumb to deficiency diseases. Today obviously more diverse and richer diets as well as suppliments make this Darwinian adaptation less important.Actually, if you're blaming exposure to the sun for black skin, that makes no sense at all. Black skin absorbs more heat. And people in cooler climates get just as much sun.Ok I get that but read the OP how did blacks turn white or yellow or red?
mutation....and less exposure to the sun.
I was explaining why people lost darkness....not how they gained it. Besides, those in colder climates may have had the sun but it was so cold that they had to cover their bodies and faces often to protect from the cold. Hair also could have shielded from the sun while insulating from the cold.
Concentrate on the OP he says the first Europeans were black...
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