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Dr. Leaf and prizewinning National Geographic photographer John Launois traveled to these remote areas to meet, photograph, examine, and appraise for themselves the longevity and health of those who were reputed to be the world's oldest and healthiest people.
Although in most of the world few people live to be 100 years of age, and those who do are usually feeble, there are at least three places where many live and work well beyond the 100-year mark—the Andes of Ecuador, the Caucasus, and the land of the Hunzas (northern Pakistan and part of Sinkiang Province of China).
Caucasians who speak languages which have long been indigenous to the region are generally classified into three groups: Kartvelian peoples, Northeast Caucasian peoples and Northwest Caucasian peoples.
26 gru 1971 · It is subtropical on its coast along the Black Sea, alpine if one travels straight back from the sea, through the populated lowlands and valleys, to the main range of the Caucasus Mountains.
4 lut 2019 · Summary: In the Bronze Age, the Caucasus Mountains region was a cultural and genetic contact zone. Here, cultures that originated in Mesopotamia interacted with local hunter-gatherers,...
The author presents several life histories of individuals of advanced age (90-100+ years), and discusses some of the reason that she feels have contributed to their longevity.
4 lut 2019 · Twin peaks of Mount Elbrus, the highest mountain in the Caucasus (5642 m). The Caucasus, an area that today includes parts of Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Turkey, is a crucial intersection for the history of Europe, both genetically and culturally.
