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Old age isn't a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, too

  • Written by Sharon DeWitte, Professor of Anthropology, University of South Carolina
Old age isn't a modern phenomenon – many people lived long enough to grow old in the olden days, tooIf you made it past early childhood, your chances got better to see your golden years.Grafissimo/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

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