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Silbury Hill

When Silbury is tunnelled

Ishmael I
Ishmael Jun 3, 2005 20:00:18
Replying to smallblueplanet

It's a great opportunity to put right the damage done by others in the past and to really Learn something about the mound.
As the infant mortality rate was extremely high in the neolithic the average age of the original builders was well below 20 (Neolithic Hoody's) and I'll bet they didn't bicker like those over 20 years old on this forum ;)

P Pilgrim
Pilgrim Jun 3, 2005 20:04:43
Replying to Ishmael

Ishmael,

This isn't bickering - it's a dialogue between passionate and committed people. None of us are here just upset others - are we?

Peace

Pilgrim

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F follow that cow
follow that cow Jun 3, 2005 20:17:56
Replying to Ishmael

>average age of the original builders was well below 20 <

This fascinates me, what are your sources for saying this?

FTC

B baza
baza Jun 4, 2005 12:44:04
Replying to Ishmael

>As the infant mortality rate was extremely high in the neolithic the average age of the original builders was well below 20

I'm not sure what your trying to say here.

Let's say that 6 siblings are born to one woman and 5 die very soon after birth, with the survivor living on to help build Silbury in his 36th year. The average age of the siblings would be 6 years when the 36 year old was building Silbury. If he died at 60, then the average life expectancy (at birth) of the group woud be 10 years.

A high infant mortality rate, on its own, has no influence on the actual ages of the people who survive infancy.

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