Ancient Mesopotamian medical texts reveal the role of divine sanctuaries in treating ear and spleen ailments

In a study published in the journal Iraq, Dr. Troels Arbøll analyzed medical prescriptions from ancient Mesopotamia to ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Roman Flask Confirms Medical Use of Feces Described in Classical Texts

Chemical analysis shows a Roman flask held compound medicine, offering first proof of roman flask medical feces described in ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient Medical Texts Found in Iraq Re-Evaluate the Role of Sanctuaries in Mesopotamia

Ancient medical texts found in Iraq reveal how Mesopotamian healers sometimes sent patients to sanctuaries as part of treatment.
Ancient Origins

Mesopotamian Temples Weren’t Just for Worship - Some Were “Prescribed”

New analysis of ancient Mesopotamian medical prescriptions suggests that, in a small but striking set of cases, patients were instructed to seek out the sanctuary of a deity as part of their healing ...
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Ancient Roman Texts Suggest ‘Madman’ Caligula May Have Actually Been A Medical Savant

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Most people know Caligula as one of history’s most deranged rulers: a bloodthirsty Roman emperor who supposedly made his horse a consul and murdered people for entertainment. But ...
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Breathing life into ancient texts: Unveiling Greco-Roman medicine through modern reenactments

A new study has revolutionized the understanding of ancient medicine by combining modern science with hands-on historical reenactments. Supported by a European Research Council (ERC) grant, the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

What Secrets Do Ancient Medical Texts Hold?

Alain Touwaide, a science historian in the botany department at the National Museum of Natural History, has devoted his career to unearthing lost knowledge. Sean McCormick In 2002, Alain Touwaide came ...