Comment by wtcactus

4 hours ago

> This is not something you should have been able to say with a straight face. It proves nothing other than that nobody should ever take you seriously.

Wow. Someone must have had a crappy Christmas, all by itself alone, deep in their basement arguing with strangers on the internet.

But here it goes one of many articles - by actual experts - that share my viewpoint.

“ Conclusions

It seems plausible that there was a pronounced spread of this parasite during the Late Mesolithic, possibly reflecting a shift to a more sedentary lifestyle with long continuous presence at permanent occupation sites, thus facilitating the spread of this disease and possibly increasing its prevalence rate in the populations.”