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'More advanced' farming women married hunter-gatherer men in Europe thousands of years ago, ancient DNA reveals (theconversation.com)

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In any case, the fact that, here, the "more advanced" farming women married into hunter-gatherer groups, contrary to many archaeologists' expectations that hunter-gatherer women would "marry up", suggests that perceptions need to change.

You heard them, ladies. If you want a man, get to farming.

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[–] came_apart_at_Kmart@hexbear.net 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

so you're saying the marrying down phenomenon where some educated woman from a family of professionals marries some grunting, hairy-knuckled guy in a mud hut eating grubs and woodbark has been going on for a while in evropa.

[–] Big@hexbear.net 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So there's hope for me after all.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 5 points 5 days ago

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[–] GnomeGodsGnomeMasters@hexbear.net 7 points 5 days ago

As a gnome I feel personally attacked