Prehistoric and Egyptian Medicine Book

The History of Medicine is an important new series for young people on the medical contributions and advances made over the centuries, from prehistoric times to the present day, Each book presents and evaluates the major medical issues of the time and the key individuals who pushed medical knowledge into new territory.

In Prehistoric and Egyptian Medicine readers will discover how hunter-gathering people treated everyday illnesses and broken bones, what the skeletons of early people can tell us about diseases from which they suffered, and how medicine men dealt with illness in Native American and Aboriginal societies. Ancient Egyptian beliefs about illness and the human body, and the effectiveness of Egyptian remedies and techniques also are examined and discussed.