Humans prior to modern times haven't ever exceeded the carrying capacity of our environment Can you provide a citation for this? My understanding is that human

Humans prior to modern times haven't ever exceeded the carrying capacity of our environment Can you provide a citation for this? My understanding is that humanity have spent most of its history near the carrying capacity of the environment -- world population was very stable, and the major increases in population happened due to humans figuring out new ways to increase the carrying capacity (e.g through farming), or lucking out into them (e.g. through lactose tolerance genes). At least, could you specify what excatly you mean by "modern times"?