History of Science 2220 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Ancient Egyptian Medicine, Prehistoric Medicine, On Ancient Medicine

• School: Western University
• Department: History of Science
• Course: History of Science 2220
• Professor: Dorotea Gucciardo

Document Summary

Not a s pe cific s ta rting point or e nding point. Be ca us e culture s fluctua te. P re his tory us ua lly me a ns pre writing. Us ua lly come s from 20 000 ye a rs a go. Once a s ocie ty de ve lope d a culture of writing it is no longe r pre -his toric. A s k the thre e que s tions to find out a nd a ns we r to the s itua tion. Paleopathology: the s tudy of dis e a s e in huma ns a s we ll a s a nima l re ma ins from a ncie nt time s . The y do s o by us ing prima ry a nd s e conda ry s ource s . Buria l goods , s o ite ms pe ople we re burie d with.