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Originally posted by Johny Traffic
Man is taller now than he was 500 years ago. Have a look at european Knights armor, you can see how small we was.
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Not exactly... very few examples of battle armor survived, for obvious reasons. But from the few that do, it is clear that these were big guys. Pretty much what you would expect when you figure out the strength it takes to wield a sword that is 4-6 feet long.
The armor you see on tombs, in castles, etc., was for display only and because it was expensive, made smaller than life.
The growth thing is not anyway part of evolution as such, because evolution implies change. But FYI I recall reading in Israel a few years ago their stats showed that simply because of improvements in nutrition, successive generations there since WW2 were averaging 1-2 inches taller than their parents.