06-13-2002, 02:34 AM
Interesting.<br>
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I guess my perhaps wrong assumption was that History was progressive. Ie. humans start out in caves, then houses than highrises etc etc. I think the problem I really had was with the "knowledgable" tour guides who bascially suggested that everyone was shorter the further back in history we went.<br>
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From my history classes I do remember that diet was a very important factor in how tall a person became.... <p></p><i></i>
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I guess my perhaps wrong assumption was that History was progressive. Ie. humans start out in caves, then houses than highrises etc etc. I think the problem I really had was with the "knowledgable" tour guides who bascially suggested that everyone was shorter the further back in history we went.<br>
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From my history classes I do remember that diet was a very important factor in how tall a person became.... <p></p><i></i>
