Did Ancient Humans Used To Look Older?

Did people in the past really look older than people today? Look at old photos and you might notice something strange. A 20-year-old can look 35. A 25-year-old can look like they already have three kids and a mortgage. But was that actually true? In this video, we look at why people from the past often appear older, and how much of it was caused by real differences in health, lifestyle, nutrition, smoking, sun exposure, dental care, and physical work. We also look at the other side of the question. Old photographs can fool us. Fashion changes. Hairstyles change. Facial hair changes. Even the way people stand and present themselves changes. So were people actually aging faster? Or are we just judging the past using modern eyes? #ancienthumans #humanevolution #aging #history #humanhistory Sources: Yale School of Public Health University of Southern California National Institute on Aging