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[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 hours ago

I wonder what kinds of fruits were commonly eaten in Britain in Roman / Pre-Roman times. I don't think of British agriculture as being very fruit-focused.

Also, it's interesting how these descriptions sound a lot like the natives of the Americas when the European powers arrived in the 1400s/1500s, even down to family arrangements not being variations on a nuclear family.