Were the Germans physically superior?

[Alanus]

Siggi,

I read Kikola Koepke's artice until I discovered this:

"The population of the Roman provinces consists of many different ethnic groups. Did different ethnicities have different genetic height potentials? Physicians, human biologists and anthropologists recently found that genetic factors only play an inferior role for the average height of a population. Environmental determinants are much more important."

In other words, it's what and how well you eat during early childhood that determines your height. Example-- noble Spaniards were taller than the lower class; and the American Plains Indians had the tallest height in the world. (Said mom, "Eat your buffalo meat, and then you can go out and play!") :roll:

If Ms. Koepke is correct, then we are running circles on this present thread. :wink:

aj