Human evolution: The unsealed fates of foragers and farmers

Etienne Patin

doi:10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.015

Human evolution: The unsealed fates of foragers and farmers

Curr Biol. 2022 Apr 25;32(8):R362-R365. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.015.

Author

Etienne Patin¹

Affiliation

¹ Human Evolutionary Genetics Unit, Institut Pasteur, Université de Paris, CNRS UMR 2000, F-75015 Paris, France. Electronic address: epatin@pasteur.fr.

PMID: 35472423
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.03.015

Abstract

It is commonly thought that the spread of agriculture and farmers led to the decline of hunter-gatherer populations. A new study found that the demographic responses of Ethiopian foragers to this major cultural transition have been more diverse than anticipated.

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MeSH terms

Agriculture*
Black People
Farmers*
Humans
Population Groups