The 10,000 Year Explosion: How Civilization Accelerated Human Evolution
by Gregory Cochran, Henry Harpending
Investigates the theory that civilization has driven rapid genetic changes in humans over the last 10,000 years, using evidence from genetics and history.
About This Book
This book examines the idea that human evolution has continued and even accelerated over the past 10,000 years.
The authors discuss how the rise of agriculture, cities, and complex societies created new selective pressures on human populations.
They argue that genetic changes have occurred in response to these cultural and environmental shifts.
The work draws on evidence from genetics, archaeology, and history to support its claims.
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