[Renfield]

[Renfield]

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[SMARTY]

I wonder what the author means by ‘middle age’ in describing the remains of individuals found there.

‘Middle age’ in our understanding, I thought, would be ‘old age’ in ancient cultures.

The general population was low to begin with ... infant mortality was incredibly high and death from disease, fighting, etc. usually took an immense toll on populations as well.

I remember reading that age 45 could be regarded as ‘old age’ in ancient cultures. Considering this, Eric Hoffer said that 'history was made by juvenile delinquents...'

[Mercat]

I’m reading for the third time Barbara Tuchman’s A Distant Mirror about the 14th century. She’s a good place to start for anyone interested in this period of time. Although mainly set in France, it covers the wars and politics of all of Europe.

[Pollster1]

I was going to ping SunkenCiv, but I got beat to that so I'll settle for posting a picture of the investigator they should call.
Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) always figures out what bone trauma means in 46 minutes or less.

[agere_contra]

Unless they murdered millions of their own children every year, the Medieval period was not as violent as our own.