Studies on diseases and medical practices in ancient civilizations through archaeology.
Archaeologists excavating the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Krakow, Poland, have unearthed a 300-year-old medical prosthesis designed to ...
Recent research led by Alexandra Morton-Hayward, a forensic anthropologist from the University of Oxford, challenges long-held beliefs about the decomposition ...
Archaeologists conducting excavations in Nuremberg, Germany, have unearthed what may be the largest mass burial site of plague victims ever ...
An ancient Nubian woman, estimated to have lived between 1750 and 1550 BCE, has emerged as a significant figure in ...
Archaeologists have unearthed a hollowed-out animal bone containing hundreds of black henbane seeds sealed with a black birch-bark tar plug, ...
Researchers from the National Institute of Genetics, the University of Tokyo, and the Wakasa History Museum have conducted metagenomic analyses ...
DNA extracted from ancient chewing gum, used by teenagers in Sweden around 10,000 years ago, is providing valuable insights into ...
Ancient Egypt's healthcare system, described as "advanced and successful" by researchers Rosalie David and Roger Forshaw in their new book, ...
Archaeologists have unearthed evidence of trepanation, a skull-drilling operation, in Çatalhöyük, Turkey. The excavation, led by Anadolu University's Archeology Department, ...
A collaborative study conducted by the University of Gothenburg's Institute of Odontology and Västergötland's Museum uncovered evidence of widespread caries, ...
