RE: evolution and diet (was: FITNESS: Diet and Exercise)

From: Ramez Naam (mez@apexnano.com)
Date: Tue Apr 15 2003 - 20:39:27 MDT

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    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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