Some here may question the presence of the Inupiat and the Yupiks (Eskimo's) presence in these latitudes.
Yes, Well, Eskimos are able to eat Cod Liver, Fish ect to get Vitamin D.
This is why they are not so pale.
When, Europeans entered Europe during the Glacier everything was frozen & thus it was not possible to get the Vitamin D Rich food in high enough amounts to be able to get enough Vitamin D.
Now apparently One of the genes for Pale skin is rather recently.
But, That is only ONE of the genes for Pale skin!
The Idea is that the other gene for Pale skin in Europe is the Red hair gene, Which causes Red hair, Freckles & Pale Skin.
That Europeans Originally looked more like this.
BUT
At the end of the Glacier Europeans gained a new Mutation with Pale skin which could also Tan. Which was more adaptable to the increasing sun light at the end of the Glacial period.
To me Poles & Other Slavs & Some Scandanavians seem to have this gene.
That is why alot of Slavs & Enough Scandanavians have Pale skin but can tan very well.
Unlike inthe British Isles where people often seem to have trouble tanning & where the skin color trait they have seems to be more of the Redhaired kind which has trouble tanning.
I think it is because Britain is in the path of the Gulf stream they get so much cloud cover& rain that they never got enough sunlight to have a big demand for tanning.
Close to 50 percent of British Islanders have Red haired Genes. So, It seems that this is the reason why British Islanders have a different skin than us.
Alot more British Islanders have Pale skin, Pinkish skin & Freckles than Slavs or Scandanavians.
Slavs & Scandanavians seem to have more of a Honey colored skin that is pale in winter but can tan well in Summer.
With Blonde hair it seems to have come about during the middle of the Glacier. Anthropologists have said between Ukraine & Lithaunia is where the Blonde haired gene started.
So Poland isr right there.
my guess is the Blonde haired gene likely came about for hunting purposes. Because, Red hair sticks out like a sore thumb in the Glacier with only white snow.
Blonde hair blends in better & thus is camouflaged better for the Arctic Hunt than a Red head.
Blondes seem to be better built & tougher & Taller too which fits well with Hunting. You look at Slavs, Germans & Scandanavians & Scythians ect who had alot of Blonde hair.
Through out History we were much tougher than people in places like the British Isles & France ect where more Dark hair & Red hair is found rather than much Blonde.
PolskiMoc:
When it comes to the Female line we are more like other Europeans.
that explains why your women look much better than your guys :-)
Does it explain why our Girls look alot better than Western European girls????
Norwegians have the most R1a Haplogroup in Western Europe & Norwegian girls seem to be the best looking in Western Europe.
It seems the R1a line has tougher men & better looking women.
Even in Scotland the most tough clan leader that kicked out the Vikings was Somerled of R1a Haplogroup.
Vikings were alot tougher than British Islanders & Vikings have alot more R1a Haplogroup.
Oh yeah & Most Western Europeans are R1b haplogroup it also comes from Central Asia.
The difference is the path. The R1b people are thought to have gone through Anatolia to get through Europe while R1a people through Siberia to get to Europe