Book contents
- The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Disease
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Disease
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Disease
- 2 Exploring the Sources of Indirect Evidence for Cardiovascular Disease in Bioarchaeology
- Part I Evidence from Mummified Tissues
- Part II Cardiovascular Diseases Associated with Human Skeletal Remains
- Part III Contemporary Perspectives
- 13 The Challenging Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease in Skeletal Remains
- 14 Atherosclerosis in Indigenous Tsimane
- 15 Reflections on Cardiovascular Disease
- Index
- References
14 - Atherosclerosis in Indigenous Tsimane
A Contemporary Perspective
from Part III - Contemporary Perspectives
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 March 2023
Book contents
- The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Disease
- Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology
- The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Disease
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Contributors
- Foreword
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Disease
- 2 Exploring the Sources of Indirect Evidence for Cardiovascular Disease in Bioarchaeology
- Part I Evidence from Mummified Tissues
- Part II Cardiovascular Diseases Associated with Human Skeletal Remains
- Part III Contemporary Perspectives
- 13 The Challenging Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease in Skeletal Remains
- 14 Atherosclerosis in Indigenous Tsimane
- 15 Reflections on Cardiovascular Disease
- Index
- References
Summary
The Horus and other research teams have found that atherosclerosis is not uncommon in ancient people through the study of their mummified remains (Murphy et al., 2003; Allam et al., 2009, 2011; Thompson et al., 2013, 2014). However, some have postulated that traditional hunter-gatherers are in some ways healthier than modern people and that they had very little atherosclerotic disease (O’Keefe et al., 2010).
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- The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Disease , pp. 246 - 257Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023
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