From: Ramez Naam (mez@apexnano.com)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 20:39:27 MDT
From: Damien Sullivan [mailto:phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu]
> > Can you provide a reference for prehistoric humans being
> > taller than
> > 20th century humans? Everything I've read on the topic has
> > said the opposite.
>
> FWIW
> http://www.beyondveg.com/nicholson-w/angel->
1984/angel-1984-1a.shtml
Thanks. I've done a bit more digging and now agree that archeological
evidence puts cro-magnon humans at essentially the same height as late
20th century humans. Interesting - it's not what I would have
expected.
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