On Sat, 9 Sep 2000, jlpresto wrote:

> Really?  I didn't know this.  Where did you hear this?  Does everyone know
> this? I thought paleo man's bone density was way up from neo man's.  I don't
> know why I translated this into healthier bones, less arthritis...

I've read this in *many* articles about the Neanderthal (that
they had high rates of osteoarthritis), including encyclopedia
articles.  If you do a web search on these terms you'll come up
with plenty, such as
http://www.custance.org/evol/5ch3/5ch3.html

I don't think it's matter of bone density. Evidently signs of
Ricketts have also been detected in Neanderthal skeletons.

Todd Moody
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