I wonder if that's the Germanic heritage of A-Ss? & warriors was selected of prime specimens? Vikings also tall like modern!
Very possibly so! Although, saying that, Anglo-Saxons seem to have only been about an inch shorter on average than ppl today!
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Hah! Interesting idea: were some interesting publications on topic a few years back, in fact!
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lol lol be the way you use that as a compliment when I'm just guessing...
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;) All very controversial, of course!
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think average UK woman was 5'4" in circa 2000, so not that different from Roman either.
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Yes, all roughly same range!
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4 helmets tht fit our generation look 4 WW2 and after I have over 30 helmt frm 500 bc 2 1960s ancient 1s r tiny
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if you look at "world's tallest" charts, it's still Scandinavians, Germans, Danes, Dutch ... gene from ancestors etc
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