Unveiling the Secrets of Ancient Ginger Pigment: Paleontologists Use Molecular Evidence to Shed New Light
Paleontologists have recently discovered molecular evidence of ginger pigment in the fossilized bones of an ancient human ancestor. This finding, published in the journal Nature, is the oldest known evidence of red hair and suggests that humans may have already had this unique trait approximately 1.2 million years ago. This discovery adds to the growing body of evidence that suggests the human species has been evolving in unique ways for much longer than previously thought. This new finding is particularly interesting as it suggests that our ancestors may have been more genetically diverse than we originally thought.
source: Phys.org