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<DIV>A part of childhood then was the 'resources' to survive were greater
as you survived longer. Infant-cide and the very sickly going into mid-winter
would likely receive less of the now more valued 'resources'. This was a
short segment of a Discovery Channel special. </DIV>
<DIV>The research might look at the seasons of death, sorted by age &
sex. Ru</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message -----
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Monday, June 11, 2001 7:42 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> Re: [MR] About that "They die Young" myth</DIV></DIV>
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TYPE="CITE">I read an interesting list of ages at death of some well-known
medieval <BR>persons, and thought you'd be interested. We all know that the
life <BR>expectancy was considerably lower than in modern times, but I, for
one, need <BR>a reminder that it didn't mean it was lead to the perception of
as "being <BR>old" at 45 (except in the minds of teenagers and children, of
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