2,000-Year-Old Roman Dagger

[knivesandbooks]

When I visited The House of Seven Gables in Massachusetts, I recall the rooms were small and cramped, and the furnishings, utensils, and everything in it, were tiny. The tour guide said that back in the Colonial days, the average person was much smaller, due to the nutrition back then, etc.

My grandpa (dad's side) from Japan, 1871 to 1951, was over 6' tall. Extremely tall for a Japanese of that time period; he was even taller and larger than many Europeans and Euro-Americans back then. My mom's dad (1893 to 1986), also from Japan, was my height, 5' 9", which was also very tall for a Japanese during that period. There are always going to be exceptions to the norm.

Jim

Off topic, but imagine the things seen and experienced between 1871 and 1951. Amazing.

[Doc Dan]

https://history.stackexchange.com/quest ... -and-women

[James Y]

When I visited The House of Seven Gables in Massachusetts, I recall the rooms were small and cramped, and the furnishings, utensils, and everything in it, were tiny. The tour guide said that back in the Colonial days, the average person was much smaller, due to the nutrition back then, etc.

My grandpa (dad's side) from Japan, 1871 to 1951, was over 6' tall. Extremely tall for a Japanese of that time period; he was even taller and larger than many Europeans and Euro-Americans back then. My mom's dad (1893 to 1986), also from Japan, was my height, 5' 9", which was also very tall for a Japanese during that period. There are always going to be exceptions to the norm.

Jim

Off topic, but imagine the things seen and experienced between 1871 and 1951. Amazing.

Absolutely. Incredible changes in that relatively short time span.

Jim

[James Y]

Sorry, this is going further OT, but I found this interesting:

What Did the Vikings Look Like?

Vikings are often depicted as giant-sized men, but the average height was nothing special by today's standards, although they were very robust.

https://skjalden.com/what-did-the-vikings-look-like/

Jim