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It's pretty much exactly the other way around. Puberty was much later, mainly due to nutrition. Edit: I should add a source. It's dropped by five years since 1
by ascorbic 11y ago
It's pretty much exactly the other way around. Puberty was much later, mainly due to nutrition.
Edit: I should add a source. It's dropped by five years since 1920, and 7 years since 1860. That's massive.
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/oct/21/puberty-adolescence-childhood-onset http://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/oct/21/puberty-adole...
- Cyph0n 11y agoI'm not talking about puberty, but mental maturity. An 11 year old boy back then would likely be working to support his family. Thanks for the info though.
- dragonwriter 11y ago> I'm not talking about puberty, but mental maturity. An 11 year old boy back then would likely be working to support his family. That doesn't mean that they would have more "mental" maturity (particularly, in any sense relevant to the instant discussion.)