| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 91 |
|
Cambridge studies in biological and evolutionary anthropology ; 91.
|
| Contents |
The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Diseases -- Introduction / Michaela Binder -- Exploring the sources of indirect evidence for cardiovascular disease in bioarchaeology : potential impact on understanding its evolution / Charlotte A. Roberts -- Atherosclerosis, mummies and histological analysis. A review / Gino Fornaciari & Raffaele Gaeta -- Computed Tomography Evidence of Atherosclerosis in Ancient Mummies : The HORUS Studies of Mummies from Five Continents / Randall C. Thompson, Ashna Mahadev, M. Linda Sutherland & Gregory S. Thomas -- The Genetic Background of Atherosclerosis in Ancient Mummies / Albert Zink, Christina Wurst, Frank Maixner, Samuel Wann, Randall C. Thompson & Gregory S. Thomas -- Cardiovascular disease in Nile valley mummies : exploring the need for a more systematic approach that accounts for vessel prevalence, links to oral health and the impact of Dual Energy CT scanning / Daniel Antoine, Marie Vandenbeusch, Rebecca Whiting & Benjamin Moreno -- Atherosclerosis Among the Elites : A Bioarchaeological Investigation of 17th-19th century Mummified Human Remains from Palermo, Sicily (Italy) and Vilnius (Lithuania) / Dario Piombino Mascali, Rimantas Jankauskas, Albert Zink & Stephanie Panzer. -- Calcified Structures as Potential Evidence of Atherosclerosis associated with Human Skeletal Remains from Amara West, Nubia (1300-800BC) / Michaela Binder & Charlotte A. Roberts -- Intracranial Atherosclerosis in Medieval Scandinavia / Caroline Arcini & Elisabeth Englund -- Abnormalities of the vertebral artery : are cervical pressure defects being overlooked in palaeopathology? / Daniel Antoine & Tony Waldron -- A Heart of Stone -- Constrictive pericarditis and other calcified tissues from the pathologic-anatomical collection at the Narrenturm in Vienna, Austria. A review / Karin Wiltschke-Schrotta, Eduard Winter & Michelle Gamble -- "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence" : Why is there a lack of evidence for cardiovascular disease in the bioarchaeological record? / Michaela Binder & Charlotte A. Roberts -- The challenging diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in skeletal remains : identifying atherosclerotic calcifications from modern documented individuals / Lucie Biehler-Gomez, Emanuela Maderna & Cristina Cattaneo -- Atherosclerosis in indigenous Tsimane -- A contemporary perspective / Randall C. Thompson, Gregory S. Thomas, Angela D. Neunuebel, Ashna Mahadev, Benjamin C. Trumble, Edmond Seabright, Daniel K. Cummings, Jonathan Stieglitz, Michael Gurven & Hillard Kaplan |
| Summary |
"Evidence for cardiovascular diseases found with ancient skeletons and mummies shows that they are not just a modern phenomenon. Presenting relevant case studies and methodologies, this volume will appeal to researchers and graduate students in bioarchaeology, medical anthropology and medicine as well as anybody interested in the history of disease"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 14, 2023) |
| Subject |
Medical anthropology.
|
|
Human remains (Archaeology)
|
|
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- Pathology
|
|
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases -- History
|
|
Archaeology.
|
|
Cardiovascular Diseases -- history
|
|
Archaeology
|
|
Anthropology, Medical
|
|
archaeology.
|
|
Cardiovascular system -- Diseases
|
|
Human remains (Archaeology)
|
|
Medical anthropology
|
| Genre/Form |
History
|
| Form |
Electronic book
|
| Author |
Binder, Michaela, 1982- editor.
|
|
Roberts, Charlotte A., author
|
|
Antoine, Daniel, author
|
| LC no. |
2022055197 |
| ISBN |
9781108648561 |
|
1108648568 |
|
