What did our ancestors look like? Hair and eye color can be determined for ancient human remains

Sunday, January 13, 2013 - 21:00 in Biology & Nature

A new method of establishing hair and eye color from modern forensic samples can also be used to identify details from ancient human remains, finds a new study. The HIrisPlex DNA analysis system was able to reconstruct hair and eye color from teeth up to 800 years old, including the Polish General Wladyslaw Sikorski (1881 to 1943) confirming his blue eyes and blond hair.

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