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[–] marcos 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Remember, due to undersampling biases we can expect any feature we notice on preserved remains to be actually much worse at the general population.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have even heard the argument that only abnormal people were buried in the neolithic. Following this logic we can assume that remains that appear normal are abnormal in ways that are not preserved (like the skin or behavior)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

I heard a argument about swords comparing to clothes.

Useful clothes you use daily and later recycle it. Wedding dress you preserve. Swords was probably the same thing, the useful one is used in battles and the metal recycle, the special ones was preserved.