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> that puberty kicks in at roughly the same age then as now, The age of sexual maturity in women has been decreasing for a while. It seems to be related to a
by dmm 14y ago
> that puberty kicks in at roughly the same age then as now,
The age of sexual maturity in women has been decreasing for a while. It seems to be related to a number of things including body mass. So it was probably later for these people.
I don't know anything about 30yr generations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menarche#Changes_in_time_of_average_age http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menarche#Changes_in_time_of_ave...
- cabalamat 14y ago> The age of sexual maturity in women has been decreasing for a while. That's irrelevant; we're measuring generations of y-chromosomes which are passed by the father; the age of the mother has nothing to do with it.
- sageikosa 14y agoMaybe not directly, but if in general women are paired with men older than themselves, then the age for men might skew upwards also.