Essentially, at a simple level, if a man is slashed across the chest by a big cat, good chance he'll survive, have a few scars and that'll be it.
Woman same injury, dear god the amount of damage that could cause. Better keep them in the cave cleaning up the place while the guys that can run faster, use more strength and survive worse injuries and keep fighting di the hunting.
Really makes you glad to the first genius who decided 'wonder if I can make food here so I no longer need to hunt and gather' though more questioning the guy that went 'I know it's another animals milk but I'm gonna try it'
This is my counterargument whenever people claim that the dark ages were a myth. Military technology continued advancing at a steady pace, but civilian (or rather peasant) technology in general was subpar until the early Renaissance. Sanitation was inferior well into the early industrial revolution.
That's before you account for all the medieval peasants that literally shit in their own water supply.
Before major sanitation projects, as population grew, the Thames flowing through London would turn into a near-solid garbage sludge when water levels were low.
Essentially, at a simple level, if a man is slashed across the chest by a big cat, good chance he'll survive, have a few scars and that'll be it.
Woman same injury, dear god the amount of damage that could cause. Better keep them in the cave cleaning up the place while the guys that can run faster, use more strength and survive worse injuries and keep fighting di the hunting.
Really makes you glad to the first genius who decided 'wonder if I can make food here so I no longer need to hunt and gather' though more questioning the guy that went 'I know it's another animals milk but I'm gonna try it'
Considering how dangerous dysentery was before modern sanitation, sucking another animal's tit was the lesser evil. The goat acts as a natural filter.
That's before you account for all the medieval peasants that literally shit in their own water supply.
Kinda sad that knowledge was not picked up from the Romans as they knew the value of clean water and sanitation.
This is my counterargument whenever people claim that the dark ages were a myth. Military technology continued advancing at a steady pace, but civilian (or rather peasant) technology in general was subpar until the early Renaissance. Sanitation was inferior well into the early industrial revolution.
Even the nobles weren't that better off with their moats of literal piss and shit.
Well, except for their Plumbum.
Before major sanitation projects, as population grew, the Thames flowing through London would turn into a near-solid garbage sludge when water levels were low.
London is as ever a massive shit hole, however.
"Create a little dysentery among the ranks!"
-Sun Ta-zoo, the Chinese Prince Matchabelli
Look, milk is milk, and cows respond better when you grab a dispenser and go to town on it. Our ancestors were smart.
It's 50/50 as long term incredibly smart decision
Short term, our bodies weren't used to it so we tended to puke a lot until we built up a tolerance to it.
Seeing your mate puking after drinking an animal's milk and seeing him continuing may make you question if he's making the right choices in life lol.
"He's not dead like Yargus after eating those mushrooms, so he must be doing something right."
Fucking idiot Yargus. Always dying to something.
The Mongols used to do it - when all you have is grass, sheep's and horse's milk are some of the few sources of food fit for human consumption.