Steve wrote:
> High birth rates are left over from paleo times when having
> as many children as possible was a primary means of passing
> on genes since so many children died young. A paleo society
> could expect to have the traditional short and brutish and
> red in tooth and claw lifespans with a very high childhood
> mortality.
I think that these are features of the pre-birth control Neolithic.
Best Wishes,
Ron