One thing to consider is that we have more female ancestors than male ones, because males are far more likely to fail to breed, while also having the option to be much more successful breeders. And historically, men were far more likely to be farmers (in a literal sense, farming plants being their main occupation, lifestyle and a source of calories) than women. Or to put it differently: between about 12000 BC, and about 1800 AD, there majority of women were WIVES of farmers, but not farmers themselves (due to division of labor, the vast majority of women did jobs related to the production of cloth and non-farmign products, while men did the farming), while at the same time, there was a big % of men who were farmers (often unfree to some degree) who died childless. Moreover, farmers usually stayed on the same land for a long time, intermarrying with their neighbors, thus particularly virile farmers eventually became ancestors to a lot of their neighborhood, while unsuccessful, poor, or unfree farmers had few or no children. Women, moreso than men, would marry-out and leave their ancestral household, thus spreading their genes. So we might end up with a calculation where you have a lot of Spinner and Weaver ancestors, but fewer Farmer ancestors.
One thing to consider is that we have more female ancestors than male ones, because males are far more likely to fail to breed, while also having the option to be much more successful breeders.
And historically, men were far more likely to be farmers (in a literal sense, farming plants being their main occupation, lifestyle and a source of calories) than women.
Or to put it differently: between about 12000 BC, and about 1800 AD, there majority of women were WIVES of farmers, but not farmers themselves (due to division of labor, the vast majority of women did jobs related to the production of cloth and non-farmign products, while men did the farming), while at the same time, there was a big % of men who were farmers (often unfree to some degree) who died childless.
Moreover, farmers usually stayed on the same land for a long time, intermarrying with their neighbors, thus particularly virile farmers eventually became ancestors to a lot of their neighborhood, while unsuccessful, poor, or unfree farmers had few or no children.
Women, moreso than men, would marry-out and leave their ancestral household, thus spreading their genes.
So we might end up with a calculation where you have a lot of Spinner and Weaver ancestors, but fewer Farmer ancestors.
Interesting! I didn’t consider that angle