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CharlieKoffing t1_jdr382g wrote

Reply to comment by dmullaney in How did humans 10000 Years ago care about their Teeth? by Takaharu7

This is common misconception. Average lifespans were lower back then because of a high infant mortality rate. When people die survive adolescence, they actually survived to 60 and beyond fairly regularly.

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beefydeadeyes t1_jdr4t9q wrote

Any sources ? Cheers

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Eomycota t1_jdr86zr wrote

Found those two from a quick search. I know there are other research on this topic out there, just can't remember how I found them.

https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_2352-1

https://scholar.google.com/scholar?start=10&q=life+expectancy+hunter+gatherer&hl=fr&as_sdt=0,5#d=gs_qabs&t=1679844806366&u=%23p%3DMLcekP_DW7QJ

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