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To: squarebarb

I’m curious if they measured the skeletons. I’ve always read that people in the past were shorter than today. But the guy seems to have long legs. It’s hard to tell from a photograph, but I wouldn’t be surprised if the guy was 6ft. That seems pretty tall for someone who lived 5,000 years ago. Just an observation.


23 posted on 07/28/2018 1:16:35 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob ("Other People's Money" = The life blood of Liberalism)
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To: Cowboy Bob; squarebarb

I noticed from past archaeological digs that height can be an indicator as to status. Tall people, more status. Some things never change.


29 posted on 07/28/2018 2:45:15 PM PDT by BBell (shoot shot shoot shot shoot shot gimme a tissue!!!)
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To: Cowboy Bob

These may have been Scythian, noted by the Greeks as being tall and formidable warriors. Or predecessors of the Aryans who invaded India.


31 posted on 07/28/2018 2:47:25 PM PDT by arrogantsob (See "Chaos and Mayhem" at Amazon.com)
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