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Studies have shown that there is a decline in bone size and density between hunter-gatherer populations and later agriculturalists due to changes in diet, activity levels, and disease patterns. This trend has continued into modern times with the increasing prevalence of sedentary lifestyles and changes in diet. There is no evidence of an increase in size or greater robusticity of long arm bones in agriculturalists or modern peoples, and stasis in bone density is not supported by the evidence.

Bone Comparisons Between Hunter-Gatherers and Later Agriculturalists, Then Modern Peoples