Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology - Series page

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The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Disease - Title page

pp v-v

Copyright page

pp vi-vi

Dedication

pp vii-viii

Contents

pp ix-x

Contributors

pp xi-xiv

Foreword

pp xv-xvii

Acknowledgements

pp xviii-xviii

1 - The Bioarchaeology of Cardiovascular Disease

pp 1-6

2 - Exploring the Sources of Indirect Evidence for Cardiovascular Disease in Bioarchaeology

pp 7-38

Part I - Evidence from Mummified Tissues

pp 39-144

3 - Atherosclerosis, Mummies and Histological Analysis

pp 41-65

4 - Computed Tomography Evidence of Atherosclerosis in Ancient Mummies

pp 66-80

5 - The Genetic Background of Atherosclerosis in Ancient Mummies

pp 81-97

6 - Cardiovascular Disease in Nile Valley Mummies

pp 98-129

7 - Atherosclerosis among the Elites

pp 130-144

Part II - Cardiovascular Diseases Associated with Human Skeletal Remains

pp 145-226

8 - Calcified Structures as Potential Evidence of Atherosclerosis Associated with Human Skeletal Remains from Amara West, Nubia (1300–800 BCE)

pp 147-163

9 - Intracranial Atherosclerosis in Medieval Scandinavia

pp 164-173

10 - Abnormalities of the Vertebral Artery

pp 174-201

11 - A Heart of Stone

pp 202-213

12 - ‘Absence of Evidence Is Not Evidence of Absence’

pp 214-226

Part III - Contemporary Perspectives

pp 227-262

13 - The Challenging Diagnosis of Cardiovascular Disease in Skeletal Remains

pp 229-245

14 - Atherosclerosis in Indigenous Tsimane

pp 246-257

15 - Reflections on Cardiovascular Disease

pp 258-262

Index

pp 263-266