That makes a great deal of sense. If they were essentially all of similar genetic stock, i.e. homozygous, it would make them sitting ducks for novel diseases. Europe had all sorts of interbreeding with people from various parts of the world outside the royal classes.
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Re: Native Americans and smallpox
Date: 2025-02-19 04:43 am (UTC)