> They were getting sick and died more often than us The comparison was with agrarian societies that were found in parallel, not "us", which presumably implies

> They were getting sick and died more often than us The comparison was with agrarian societies that were found in parallel, not "us", which presumably implies something about modern medicine. Have I misinterpreted you? > There's no contradiction. Was there reason to think that there was...? It is not clear what you are trying to add here.