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There has to be another way (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The 'age of 38' thing isn't even due to infection ir disease, or even a thing at all. 38 was the average between the high number of infant deaths and the normal lifespan of someone who didn't.

Ok, women giving birth skewed it a bit too. Men didn't die in battle as much as people think, since most battles were decided when a small portion of the losing side died and the rest fled.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Do we have numbers for the hunter-gatherer time that can even be skewed by infant deaths?

Edit: as it turns out, yes, absolutely. Wikipedia says the lifespan is around 21-37 years but 57% died before 15 and 64% of those that don't would also reach 45.