Jurgen > That says nothing about cancer... first of all very few cancers
> would leave any evidence on skeletal remains, and secondly we
> just don't have enough skeletons to get a good sample.
But cancer is a disease of civilation. As to the paucity of evidence, I have no opinion other than to say that we have for a long time underestimated the ages of bones. I'll try to find the Cordain citation.
Jim