| Where Did Blondes Come From? -
28-02-2006, 05:47 AM
According to a new study, during the end of the last Ice Age north European women evolved blond hair and blue eyes as a sexual advantage over their peers. They needed to stand out of the crowd in a fierce competition for males.
The end cause had been the food shortages around 10 000 – 11 000 years ago. This forced men to search for food in long, difficult hunting trips. Many of them died leading to a high ratio
of surviving women to men.
An analysis of north European genes for blonde hair and blue eyes conducted by three Japanese universities has shown that the genetic mutation that resulted in blond hair happened about 11,000 years ago. Apparently, blonde hair, although started as a rare mutation, became popular and effectively attracted males. Otherwise blonde hair and blue eyes wouldn't have managed to spread.
A study by the World Health Organization previously found that natural blondes are likely to be extinct within 200 years because there aren't enough people carrying the blond gene.
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