Yeah, the Roman Empire collapsed in the West for all practical purposes. The best evidence to me is things like femur length decreases (and therefore inferred

Yeah, the Roman Empire collapsed in the West for all practical purposes. The best evidence to me is things like femur length decreases (and therefore inferred height reductions) of adult skeletons). There is a host of corroborating evidence from settlement sizes and shapes (defensive boundaries) as well. If your civilization can't supply enough nourishment for the majority of its people (or even for its soldiers), it's collapsed. Bret Devereaux has just done a series on this.[1] 1. https://acoup.blog/2022/02/11/collections-rome-decline-and-fall-part-iii-things/ https://acoup.blog/2022/02/11/collections-rome-decline-and-f...