Case report: boundaries of oncological and traumatological medical care in ancient egypt: new palaeopathological insights from two human skulls

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• What: The authors report two cases of ancient Egyptian skulls from different dynasties that allow tracing the boundaries of medical knowledge and treatment in the past. This research aims to approach the frontiers of ancient medicine concerning oncological and traumatological care through the palaeopathological analysis of these two cases. between 664 and 343 BCE (26-30 Dynasties). The palaeopathological analysis aimed at a preliminary characterisation of the pathological conditions, but also any potential taphonomic damage. The analysis showed that skull E270 has three main differentiated lesions.
• Who: Tatiana Tondini and collaborators from the Cairo University . . .
  

   

  

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