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    Default Re: Why are Sotaroas cheaper than Toxotai?

    Quote Originally Posted by Philipvs Vallindervs Calicvla View Post
    This is all incorrect.

    We can tell from skeletal remains the amount of muscle a person had, in addition to height and (for example) breadth of shoulder. From this we can conclude that the average Celtic warrior was several inches tall as well as being heavier set and having greater muscle mass. We know this had to do with their lifestyle because we have written accounts from Greeks and Romans, as well as being able to recover things like seeds and bones from rubbish tips at Celtic sites.

    This not to say Greeks and Romans were weak, both peoples were incredibly tough, but they weren't as big, strong or hairy.
    Lys makes a good point about the food. That's really great though. I never knew you could infer muscle mass from analysing bones. (EDIT: How does that work by the way? How do you relate bone mass to muscle mass?) @Lys: Safe to say that man today is on average weaker than man ~2000 years ago? (i.e. when you look at nutrition.)
    Last edited by vartan; 09-28-2010 at 14:54. Reason: addendum
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