The notion that humanity used to have children earlier in life has been disproved by a new study. The average age at which modern humans have children throughout their history has been revealed.
Scientists have managed to determine the average age at which mankind has had children throughout its history. By studying the DNA mutations of modern humans Our 250 thousand year history a glance was taken.
The research shows that the average human age at having a child in the last 250,000 years is 26.9 revealed that. In other words, modern humans (Homo sapien), the species we live in today, have actually been throughout history. she did not have children as early as was said.
There is a difference between human and female ages:
The mean age at childbearing had a large difference between male and female individuals. Women, on average over the last 250,000 years 23.2 while having children at the age of 30.7 was determined as.
Average age difference between men and women in the last 5,000 years A sharp decline was also observed. Average age of childbearing for women considering only the last five thousand years 28 as determined.
The research was published in the journal Science Advances.