Miles Jackson wrote:
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> CB makes a good point here; however, it's orthogonal to the point of my
> earlier post. Regardless of family structure, offspring are more likely
> to survive if there are adults around to care for them, including the
> father.
Studies of medieval rural cemeteries in France have revealed a high infant death rate between the ages of two & four. Hypothesis is that labor stress on adults was such that they would relax care as soon as possible, i.e. at age 2, but children are unable to recognize danger themselves much before four.
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