Advances in the Paleopathology of Andean South America

Over the past 100 years, paleopathology has grown from the occasional description of the odd and curious to what is today a dynamic and multidisciplinary field. South American skeletal and mummified remains played a key role in stimulating the development of the discipline in the late nineteenth and...

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Published in:Journal of world prehistory 1997-06, Vol.11 (2), p.237-268
Main Author: Verano, John W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
America and Arctic regions
Bone diseases
Ceramic cultures
Epidemiology
Highlands
Infectious diseases
Mummies
Paleoanthropology
Paleopathology
Physical anthropology
Precolumbian era
Prehistory and protohistory
South America
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Over the past 100 years, paleopathology has grown from the occasional description of the odd and curious to what is today a dynamic and multidisciplinary field. South American skeletal and mummified remains played a key role in stimulating the development of the discipline in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The past 20 years have witnessed a renewed interest in the paleopathology of prehistoric Andean populations. Recent studies are characterized by growing sophistication in both research methods and theory, and significant advances have been made in understanding diet, disease, and general health patterns in the prehistoric Andean world.
ISSN:0892-7537
1573-7802
DOI:10.1007/BF02221205