David Reich – Why the Bronze Age was an inflection point in human evolution
Ancient DNA research has revealed that natural selection in humans over the last 10,000 years has been far more active than previously believed, particularly during the Bronze Age. Contrary to the long-held view that human evolution slowed after the Paleolithic, new data shows strong select
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