Human Population Expanded During Late Stone Age, Genetic Evidence Shows
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 - 08:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Genetic evidence is revealing that human populations began to expand in size in Africa during the Late Stone Age approximately 40,000 years ago. Scientists have found that sub-Saharan populations increased in size well before the development of agriculture. This research supports the hypothesis that population growth played a significant role in the evolution of human cultures in the Late Pleistocene.