The museum revealed that the people of vantaa from the stone age were probably dark- skined

The museum revealed that the people of Vantaa from the Stone Age were probably dark-skinned - Some went crazy Andreas Koivisto, an archaeologist at the Vantaa City Museum, caused a small social media uproar after saying that the early inhabitants of Vantaa were probably dark-skinned. The accompanying painting outlines what the early people of Vantaa might have looked like. It is part of the Ikikallio stories exhibition, which is currently on display at the Vantaa City Museum. The accompanying painting outlines what the early people of Vantaa might have looked like. It is part of the Ikikallio stories exhibition, which is currently on display at the Vantaa City Museum. PHOTO: TOM BJÖRKLUND "ARE the researchers green-left commies who want to destroy history????" At the turn of the year, there was a small uproar in social media, which was related to what the early inhabitants of Vantaa looked like in the Stone Age. Some comments immediately slipped into inappropriateness. The starting point is an article from Vantaan Sanomat , the main image of which shows a dark-skinned girl with a dog in her lap on the beach. In the text of the story, archaeologist Andreas Koivisto of the Vantaa City Museum wrote that the early people of Vantaa, who lived around 9,500 years ago, most likely had dark skin and black hair. In the end, the comments pondered whether the "green-left communist researchers" really want to "destroy history". ARCHAEOLOGIST Koivisto's claim about the early people of Vantaa is not a whim. It is based on dna studies conducted in Scandinavia, the Baltic countries and Russia, as well as archeological artefact discoveries made in Finland. By studying the skeletons, it has been possible to find out what color hair, eyes and skin an ancient person had. The researched information suggests that the early people of Vantaa may have had a relatively dark skin color. Koivisto also wrote a blog post about it in mid-January . KOIVISTO tells HS that he was not surprised by the reaction his writing caused. He says he was prepared for this kind of feedback. "Colleagues had warned me in advance," he says. However, Koivisto wonders where people's strong and even prejudiced attitude to the matter comes from. When he goes around schools talking about the same things, there is no similar reaction among the children. "In schools, we can have a really reasonable discussion about the matter. Partly it may be due to the fact that Vantaa is very multicultural and that is also visible in the schools," he says. On the other hand, according to Koivisto, the topic easily causes shocked reactions in social media. He believes that it stems from the fact that the idea of ​​dark-skinned early Vantaans simply does not fit the worldview of many. For Koivisto, this is a funny idea, especially when the people of Vantaa from the Stone Age have almost nothing to do with the genetic inheritance of modern Finns. As a result of the cooling of the climate and the migration of peoples, the current Finns are mostly inherited from people who arrived here about 2,500–3,000 years ago. That is, from the immigrants of that time. "Here we are talking about people who lived thousands of years ago, but still it seems to be a hard piece for some people to swallow." ACCORDING TO KOIVISTO , it is true that no Stone Age human DNA has been isolated from Finland so far. Assumptions about the appearance of early Finns are based on discoveries from other countries. Still, he reminds us that dna studies conducted in neighboring countries strongly suggest that the first inhabitants of the Finland and Vantaa region were very likely to have been largely dark-skinned. Koivisto hopes that people would not start commenting on a matter based on scientific research on the spur of the moment. "You should even try to get to know the information and be open to new things." If you wish, you can learn more about the early people of Vantaa in the exhibition at the Vantaa City Museum, which is open until February 25. The exhibition is based on the children's nonfiction book Ikikallio's stories published by Andreas Koivisto and Tom Björklund . From mammoths to our time (Aviador 2023). Mistake Related to the topic The contents of ancient papyrus scrolls have been opened using the latest techniques. A young computer enthusiast found a word referring to purple in important scrolls with the help of artificial intelligence. Archeology |With the help of artificial intelligence, texts from papyrus scrolls charred by the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 were opened Science 24/10/2023 11:31 The upper picture shows the location of the pit house and the lower Maavalli and the trench dug in front of it. Researchers have added red to the images as an attention color. 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