Where people 2000 years ago shorter?

Question

In Jesuses time?

Answer 1

no i think they were taller..at least people in China..from their fossils remains we can see..but of cuz some people are short as well..In my opinion i still thin they are much taller than people nowadays..

Answer 2

Yes. Just in the last hundred years we have gotten taller.

Answer 3

yeah im not sure if this is accurate but i have this theory

cause you know how in the beginning we were supposebly apes and we started overtime to grow upright well now that when people were upright they just keep getting taller and taller cause my teacher went to this museum and she saw you know the guys in armor and shes short really short and they were only a bit taller and it was the actual armor and suit and everthing

Answer 4

The average person was shorter.  Yes.   They were shorter just 100 years ago.    Some tall skeletons have been found, but they are unusual.