... Onlyone diagnosis of a soft tissue tumor has been reported in a mummy—rectal carcinoma in an Egyptian of the 3rd century AD.Tens of thousands of skeletons have been examined and only a few tumor ... with loosening and eventual loss of the teeth.The gradual softening of the diet and improved oralhygiene has greatly reduced the incidence of this disease.However, evidence of periodontal ... Department of Anthropology, University College London, London, EnglandRobert Lawless, Department of Anthropology, Wichita State University, Wichita, KansasBarbara W. Lex, Former Professor of Anthropology,...