I've always been irked by the "continuity" argument. The collapse of the Roman imperial system must have had a massive effect on the way of life of normal people. The archaeological evidence presented in this article backs that up.
The chart of average femur length over time is really interesting - especially the fact that it tracks the ups and downs of Roman political stability. However, I wish that there were error bars on the plot. The plot tells a nice story and matches what one would expect, but without error bars, I'm not sure whether to believe it.
The chart of average femur length over time is really interesting - especially the fact that it tracks the ups and downs of Roman political stability. However, I wish that there were error bars on the plot. The plot tells a nice story and matches what one would expect, but without error bars, I'm not sure whether to believe it.