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To: nickcarraway
Anyone with any familiarity with Indonesian peoples knows what a fully grown adult is on average there and they're about the size of an undernourished ten year old Northern European or (some) Africans of North American residence. (Dropped copy in first version, sorry.)

Another thing...touring domiciles of Celtic and Pics and such from ancient English Isles and the doorways are only as tall as about my chest. So, looks like us homo sapiens have been growing over the years, is my point.

5 posted on 10/17/2005 4:16:22 PM PDT by BIRDS
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To: BIRDS

It used to be said that the restricted diet that came with agriculture caused a decline in size that is only now being reversed.


7 posted on 10/17/2005 10:20:16 PM PDT by dsc
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