Andamanese

The Andamanese, Andamese or Andaman Islanders are a collection of tribes that inhabit the Andaman Islands between Thailand and India. Many observers consider them to be an example of an anarchist society.

Health
The health of the Andamanese is quite spectacular, as John Zerzan notes: The Andaman Islanders, west of Thailand, have no leaders, no idea of symbolic representation, and no domesticated animals. There is also an absence of aggression, violence, and disease; wounds heal surprisingly quickly, and their sight and hearing are particularly acute. They are said to have declined since European intrusion in the mid-19th century, but exhibit other such remarkable physical traits as a natural immunity to malaria, skin with sufficient elasticity to rule out post-childbirth stretch marks and the wrinkling we associate with ageing, and an ‘unbelievable’ strength of teeth: Cipriani (1966) reported seeing children of 10 to 15 years crush nails with them. He also testified to the Andamese practice of collecting honey with no protective clothing at all; “yet they are never stung, and watching them one felt in the presence of some age-old mystery, lost by the civilized world. Whether or not this is due to their aversion to domination or agriculture is unknown.