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re: Are we really living longer than people in the past?
Posted on 11/13/22 at 7:17 pm to weagle99
Posted on 11/13/22 at 7:17 pm to weagle99
quote:I’d wager the people who could afford headstones also were more financially well off. And a better financial status usually means a longer life span.
Walk around a cemetery and it seems like there are plenty of dead adults from 100+ years ago that lived long lives.
There are a lot of dead whose families could not afford such things as a proper burial. So, there are no dates to see.
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Posted on 11/13/22 at 7:18 pm to TDFreak
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I’d wager the people who could afford headstones also were more financially well off. And a better financial status usually means a longer life span. There are a lot of dead whose families could not afford such things as a proper burial. So, there are no dates to see.
This really is an excellent point
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