Medicine & Disease

ISBN: 9781782972358
Published by : Oxbow Books
There are many recoverable aspects and indications concerning medicine and healing in the ancient past – from the archaeological evidence of skeletal remains, grave-goods comprising medical and/or surgical equipment and visu... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781782971580
Published by : Oxbow Books
Whether it is the binding of shattered bones or the creation of herbal remedies, human agency is a central feature of the healing process. Both archaeological and anthropological research has contributed much to our understanding ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781782971894
Published by : Oxbow Books
The analysis of animal bone assemblages from archaeological sites provides much valuable data concerning economic and husbandry practices in the past, as well as insights into cultural and symbolic or ritual activity. Animal palae... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789088900945
Published by : Sidestone Press
This book is an ambitious project uniting various fields in a multidisciplinary venture drawing on academics and clinicians from medicine, psychology and educational sciences. The interdisciplinary approach has assembled medical, educational and h... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781850589525
Published by : Sigma Press
Does it really matter in the 21st century whether babies are breastfed? After all, millions of women feed their children cows’-milk formula and they seem to do perfectly well. The answer is that although babies can be adequately fed with the milk ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781444334258
Published by : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
A Companion to Paleopathology offers a comprehensive overview of this growing interdisciplinary field, with newly commissioned essays by distinguished researchers from the biological, medical and social sciences. Each essay provides a snapshot... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9782503527963
Published by : Brepols
Series: EARLY EUROPEAN RESEARCH
Volume: 2
The early modern period was arguably the greatest age of the imagination in Europe, and certainly the period in which the powers attributed to that faculty had the greatest consequences both in theory and in ordinary peoples lives. Theologians and... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9789004218581
Published by : Brill Academic Publishers
Current questions on whether Hellenistic Egypt should be understood in terms of colonialism and imperialism, multicultural separatism, or integration and syncretism have never been closely studied in the context of healing. Examin... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310039
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2405
This work considers the female body in ancient and medieval societies as seen through the eyes of doctors. In their writings on gynaecology, the medieval Authors that are studied here have made clear their thoughts on women, which are grounded in ... .... Learn More