Cognitive Labs

Here's a quick look at medicine in Ancient Egypt. We'll follow up with additional interesting links. One of the more interesting cases we are aware of is the Hearst Medical Papyrus, found by George Reisner of Berkeley, working under the sponsorship of Phoebe A. Hearst. Intensive evaluation of these works, with an eye for potential scientific value, is one of the more interesting prospective works we are considering. There is also a possible issue with the authenticity of this work, not, however with the Ebers Papyrus...

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