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>After the fall of Rome, people actually got taller and healthier BS. Evidence show a massive population fall, with much worse living standards [0]. The guy is
by yyyk 1y ago
>After the fall of Rome, people actually got taller and healthier
BS. Evidence show a massive population fall, with much worse living standards [0]. The guy is reading his own pet ideology into reality.
[0] e.g. 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...
- ljf 1y agoAlternate view https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1879981721000796#:~:text=Bioarchaeological%20studies%20demonstrate%20a%20pattern,et%20al.%2C%202020). https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S18799...
- yyyk 1y agoNice cite. Devereaux above has a post-publication note with alternate explanations to that. That issue is debatable, I just think that 'taking centuries to reach same population level while at similar-ish tech level and much worse diet' is decisive.