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Egyptian Medicine

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Hygieia, the Goddess of Health

WEBModern medicine has its origin in the ancient world. The oldest civilizations used magic and herbs to cure their sick people, but they also used religion to free them …

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Egyptian Medical Treatments

WEBThe Edwin Smith Papyrus (c. 1600 BCE) is the oldest work on surgical techniques. The Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE) treats cancer, heart disease, diabetes, …

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Medicine in the Ancient World

WEBIn this collection, we look at the views on health and medical practice in Mesopotamia, Egpyt, Greece and Rome. We also look at key figures such as the Greek …

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Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia

WEBIn ancient Mesopotamia, the gods informed every aspect of daily life including the practice of medicine. Gula, the Sumerian goddess of healing, presided …

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Byzantine Medicine, Health and Healing at Istanbul’s Pera Museum

WEBLife is Short, Art Long: The Art of Healing in Byzantium, at the Pera Museum (Pera Müzesi) in Istanbul Turkey, offers visitors a glimpse of Byzantine culture and …

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Ancient Greek Medicine

WEBDefinition. In Ancient Greek Medicine illness was initially regarded as a divine punishment and healing as, quite literally, a gift from the gods. However, by the …

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Ancient Egyptian Medicine: Study & Practice

WEBPeseshet (c. 2500 BCE), Lady Overseer of Female Physicians and possibly a teacher at a medical school in Sais founded c. 3000 BCE.. Qar (c. 2350 BCE), Royal …

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Ancient Medicine, Healing and Physicians in Antiquity

WEBMedicine in the ancient world was often combined with what we would consider magic, especially in Ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt.In Mesopotamia, the …

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Illness and medicine in Roman Britain

WEBAlthough medical science was still in its infancy during Roman times, knowledge of medicinal plants was widespread and sick people may have been treated …

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Egyptian Medicine Timeline

WEBDefinition. Medical practice in ancient Egypt was so advanced that many of their observations, policies, and commonplace procedures would not be surpassed in the …

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Medicine Timeline

WEBTimeline. 6500 BCE. First evidence of the surgical procedure of trephination found in France. 5000 BCE. Evidence of the surgical procedure of trephination found in China . …

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Female Physicians in Ancient Egypt

WEBDisease & Treatment. The ancient Egyptians suffered from many of the same maladies as people in the present day. Egyptologist Joyce Tylldelsy writes: The …

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Indigenous Intercultural Health in Chile

WEBMapuche medicine understands health as a balance basically in two areas. Firstly, the person is conceived as an "open body", as opposed to the modern view of a …

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Medieval Cures for the Black Death

WEBThe Black Death is the 19th-century CE term for the plague epidemic that ravaged Europe between 1347-1352 CE, killing an estimated 30 million people there …

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Medieval Hygiene

WEBPoor food preparation and storage was a particular area of health risk. Epidemics of diarrhoea (ergotism), known in medieval times as Saint Anthony's Fire, …

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Cosmetics, Perfume, & Hygiene in Ancient Egypt

WEBDaily Use of Cosmetics. Cosmetics were used from the Predynastic Period in Egypt (c. 6000 - c. 3150 BCE) through Roman Egypt (30 BCE-646 CE), the entire length …

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The health of Iron Age Britons

WEBpublished on 03 August 2011. It is likely that many people in Iron Age Britain would have died from diseases as babies or children. Many of those people who survived to be …

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