| Tango01 | 20 May 2017 4:11 p.m. PST |
…as tall as us
"Judged by the height of the doorframes he built, medieval man was assumed to be vertically challenged.
But after examining the bones of those who lived in the Middle Ages, scientists have discovered a much bigger truth. Evidence gathered from 3,000 skeletons reveals that human height has varied little over the past 1,000 years. From the 10th century through to the 19th, the
average height of adult men was 5ft 7in or 170cm…"
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| Cacique Caribe | 20 May 2017 4:18 p.m. PST |
Smaller doors were for defense reasons. Dan
PS. Who knows, maybe the time will come when we might all need smaller doors on our homes once again. |
 Editor in Chief Bill   | 20 May 2017 4:20 p.m. PST |
American pioneers were also thought to be shorter, for the same reasons… |
| foxweasel | 20 May 2017 4:38 p.m. PST |
Smaller doors save money and time in construction, and are warmer in winter. |
| saltflats1929 | 20 May 2017 6:53 p.m. PST |
They keep the heat in the room being heated by a fireplace. |
| Cacique Caribe | 20 May 2017 10:00 p.m. PST |
Plus small doors helped keep big rats out of the house. Dan
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| Tango01 | 21 May 2017 3:19 p.m. PST |
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| Dynaman8789 | 22 May 2017 4:49 a.m. PST |
So Napoleon really was short then! |
| Cacique Caribe | 22 May 2017 10:27 a.m. PST |
I've never seen him taller than 54mm. Dan |
| Psycho Rabbit | 22 May 2017 11:17 a.m. PST |
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| Dynaman8789 | 22 May 2017 11:38 a.m. PST |
Where is that TMP like button? |
| Thomas Thomas | 22 May 2017 1:22 p.m. PST |
I seem to recall that the Towton bodies averaged about the same height as UK WWI troops. We may have gotten a bit taller recently. I think there is also some evidence that average height declined during the early industrial revolution due to appalling conditions in the factory towns and the decline in diet. TomT |
| Tom D1 | 01 Jun 2017 2:03 p.m. PST |
Kudos Dan! Anyone remember how small the doorways were in Ivan the Terrible. Going by the doors you'd think the Russians were Hobbits! |
