Even 200 years ago, it was common for women to give birth 10 times.
I bet 100k years ago, some women were pregnant yearly, from teenage to menopause.
I bet 100k years ago, some women were pregnant yearly, from teenage to menopause.
If men were begetting from a young age 100k years ago, and most of their children died until they were older and more experienced, those early children are lost from the DNA record.