monogamy

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"Instead, it's a strong indicator that monogamy had already evolved."

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

"The finding that human rates of full siblings overlap with the range seen in socially monogamous mammals lends further weight to the view that monogamy is the dominant mating pattern for our species."

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

In both cases, the data point to a strong tendency toward monogamy alongside some flexibility.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

To estimate human monogamy levels, Dyble analyzed genetic evidence from archaeological sites, including Bronze Age burial grounds in Europe and Neolithic settlements in Anatolia.

From Science Daily • Jan. 22, 2026

Many scholars vehemently reject this theory, insisting that both monogamy and the forming of nuclear families are core human behaviours.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari