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The first two aren't such good examples. Dental problems due to modern diet, and resistance to antibiotics... it's not cut and dry.
by charlesism 9y ago
The first two aren't such good examples. Dental problems due to modern diet, and resistance to antibiotics... it's not cut and dry.
- WalterBright 9y agoArcheologists have surmised that the Egyptian Pharoahs were in considerable pain from dental problems, from studying their mummies.
- charlesism 9y agoThere are indigenous people who don't eat a "modern" diet. Why speculate about Egyptian Pharaohs? How about wild animals. Do they have dentists?
- WalterBright 9y agoThe Pharaohs' teeth were well preserved. You can see how messed up they were with abscesses and stuff. The Pharaohs lived into old age, whereas few others did. Wild animals die when their teeth go bad. Zoos have dentists taking care of the animals' teeth.
- hirundo 9y agoThe Pharaohs ruled an empire built on grain, and ate a diet almost as foreign to a hunter gatherer as ours. For purposes of that comparison it was a "modern" diet.