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Episode 148 - Ask the experts: Everything you want to know about the Neolithic period

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How Many Children Did Neolithic Women Have?

Seberguin got in touch to ask how many children neolithic women would have had and what neolithic life expectancy would have been. Life expectancy was probably quite low, as in, many people would have died before perhaps the ageo three or four. But those that did ive into adult hood did actually have quite long lives. So an estimate of 50 or 60 years old for some individuals, it's quite possible.

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