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This is extremely outdated science that doesn't utilize archeological evidence well and makes a lot of assumptions. The current emerging consensus is a constan

by culi 2y ago

This is extremely outdated science that doesn't utilize archeological evidence well and makes a lot of assumptions. The current emerging consensus is a constant of around 70 years of age. In fact, there is a remarkable similarity between the mortality profiles of various traditional peoples. https://www.sapiens.org/biology/human-lifespan-history/ https://www.sapiens.org/biology/human-lifespan-history/ Here's a 2008 paper with some actual studies and hard numbers: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2625386/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2625386/

Aloisius 2y ago
The former post appears to cite a study of hunter gatherers in the 20th century. The latter explicitly states that life expectancy at 15 has risen significantly over the last 600 years for women and used studies that exclude violent deaths for men and was limited to societies’ elite classes.