Remains of two people from Mesolithic period were found in Spain in 2006 . Scientists analyze one of their genomes , found he had blue eyes and dark skin . `` Even more surprising was to find that he possessed the genetic variations that produce blue eyes in current Europeans , resulting in a unique phenotype in a genome that is otherwise clearly northern European . '' Comment: Scientists plan to analyze second individual 's remains , which less well preserved .
Remains of two people from Mesolithic period were found in Spain in 2006 . Scientists analyze one of their genomes , found he had blue eyes and dark skin . Comment: Scientists plan to analyze second individual 's remains , which less well preserved .