Yup, my take on it is that, given a small, genetically similar population that is 'stationary' (ie, no more than a hundred miles or so of travel in any direction in a year), you're going to have a few things going on:
1) Diet is standardized, and seasonal. 2) Genetics are 'standardized' - fairly homogeneous pool. 3) Locality is fixed, more or less.
Given the above, and given the information we're discovering over how womb influences can shape physio- and psychological traits, it stands to reason that there could be seasonal traits in the population based on when they were born, and that these traits would be noticed and recognized. The relationship with the stars is casual, not causal, of course, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't one at all.
Of course, today, with a quickly traveling, genetic melting pot, with a diet from all over the world, it's all bunk. :)
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Date: 2006-08-29 01:41 pm (UTC)1) Diet is standardized, and seasonal.
2) Genetics are 'standardized' - fairly homogeneous pool.
3) Locality is fixed, more or less.
Given the above, and given the information we're discovering over how womb influences can shape physio- and psychological traits, it stands to reason that there could be seasonal traits in the population based on when they were born, and that these traits would be noticed and recognized. The relationship with the stars is casual, not causal, of course, but that doesn't mean that there wasn't one at all.
Of course, today, with a quickly traveling, genetic melting pot, with a diet from all over the world, it's all bunk. :)