As I understand it, the low life expectancy back then is, if not a myth, at least misleading. The average adult lived to what we’d still consider old age - the

As I understand it, the low life expectancy back then is, if not a myth, at least misleading. The average adult lived to what we’d still consider old age - the average life expectancy of all humans was ‘just’ low because child mortality was high, and even most child deaths occurred at very early ages.