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[โ€“] MonkRome@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People were considered adults at an earlier age prior to the industrial revolution, but surprisingly this article implies 25 is a fairly close guess. https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/average-age-of-conception-throughout-human-history/151423/

[โ€“] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 4 days ago

makes more sense when you consider that people would generally have a handfull of kids, and you probably want to wait a few years between them to catch your breath and try to get the last one to survive past the first year.