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The human brain in ancient Egypt : a medical and historical re-evaluation of its function and importance / Sofia Aziz.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Aziz, Sofia, author.
- Series:
- Archaeopress Egyptology ; 45.
- Archaeopress Egyptology ; 45
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Medicine, Egyptian.
- Brain--Diseases--Egypt--History--To 1500.
- Brain.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt.
- Funeral rites and ceremonies.
- Excavations (Archaeology)--Egypt.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (86 pages) : illustrations (colour).
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Archaeopress Publishing Ltd, 2023.
- Summary:
- This text provides a medical and historical re-evaluation of the function and importance of the human brain in ancient Egypt. The study evaluates whether treatment of the brain during anthropogenic mummification was linked to medical concepts of the brainches.
- Notes:
- Also issued in print: 2023.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on July 31, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781803274782 (PDF ebook) :
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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