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In Europe the shortness of early city dwellers was tied to lack of refrigeration. They didn't have access to the cheap source of protein: milk.
by blfr 4y ago
In Europe the shortness of early city dwellers was tied to lack of refrigeration. They didn't have access to the cheap source of protein: milk.
- sndean 4y agoOh, yeah, that'd be factor for city dwellers in ancient Rome as well. But I've read that educated Romans associated milk drinking with barbarians, so there'd be a social component to avoiding milk, too, even when it was available. Though I suppose those educated (and probably wealthy) Romans would have plenty of other sources of protein.