Wealth and power may have played a stronger role than 'survival of the fittest'
Monday, March 16, 2015 - 18:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Researchers have discovered a dramatic decline in genetic diversity in male lineages four to eight thousand years ago -- likely the result of the accumulation of material wealth, while in contrast, female genetic diversity was on the rise. This male-specific decline occurred during the mid- to late-Neolithic period.