Bronze Age natural selection accelerated human evolution, challenging long-held beliefs about genetic adaptation.

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Throughout most of human history, evolution progressed slowly. Small genetic changes took thousands of years to permeate populations. Natural selection was intentional, reactive, and gradual. However, ...