To: SunkenCiv
Yeah. Athletic humans who had an average life expectancy of about 30 years. I’ll take civilization. Anyone who wouldn’t, I have 2 words for you.
Modern Dentistry.
5 posted on
04/12/2014 12:30:27 PM PDT by
Kozak
("It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal" Henry Kissinger)
To: Kozak
Grinding grains to make bread led to tooth wear and failure, ultimately fatal absesses; it remained a problem until relatively recently, but at least one pharaoh died of it.
6 posted on
04/12/2014 12:54:43 PM PDT by
SunkenCiv
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