HEALTH IN THE LATE HORIZON: SHEPHERDS AND FARMERS OF PUEBLO VIEJO-PUCARA AND HUAMANMARCA (PERU)
| Autor: | María Kolp-Godoy Allende, Martha Palma Málaga, Elizabeth Enríquez Tintaya, Ana Fernández Valdivia, Krzysztof Makowski Hanula |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | Jangwa Pana, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 100-117 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1657-4923 2389-7872 |
| Popis: | Biological markers considered as nonspecific indicators of “stress” were used to evaluate the health and nutritional status of two Andean settlements of the Late Horizon (1430-1532 AD.) from the coast and highland of Lima, Pueblo ViejoPucara and Huamanmarca respectively. A total of nine dental and health indicators were measured: enamel hypoplasia (LEH), carious lesions, tooth wear, dental calculus, criba orbitalia, porotic and trauma. The results indicate that in both the likelihood of a disease linked to one of the biological markers like periostitis, anaemia or infectious diseases, was low, enjoying many of the inhabitants a good health status. However, the difference in the percentage of cases affected in both varied markedly between one sector and another, showing a direct between the frequency of an indicator of nonspecific stress and (a) the social status, (b) the sector of origin, and (c) the of an occupational activity of its inhabitants. |
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