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My bet is not on polygyny but widowing an re-marrying (if that was already a thing). Giving birth was a dangerous event back then as it is today for many women
by TomK32 5y ago
My bet is not on polygyny but widowing an re-marrying (if that was already a thing). Giving birth was a dangerous event back then as it is today for many women around the world, including large parts of the USA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_mortality_in_the_United_States#Comparisons_with_other_countries https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_mortality_in_the_Unit...
- whimsicalism 5y agoEven with ancient childbirth death rates (~1%), that would be an unusually high number of deaths. Could be the explanation, but I doubt childbirth is the driving factor.