From Live Science: "'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness." From the lede:
Over the past 10,000 years, evolution in West Eurasia has been selecting for light skin, red hair and resistance to HIV and leprosy in humans, according to a new study.
Many leaders in the ancient and classical world were red heads: e.g., Ramesses II (Ramses the Great), Queen Tiye (the wife of Amenhotep III and mother of Akhenaten), Cleopatra, Alexander the Great, many of the Roman officials and emperors, King David of Israel, etc.
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