The chamber holds a stone coffin engraved with the physician’s name and titles, which include "director of medicinal plants" ...
The tomb of a royal doctor was found at a necropolis full of the ancient elite in Egypt. Screengrab from Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Facebook page A tomb recently unearthed in Egypt ...
The Rod of Asclepius remains a symbol of health and medicine around the world to this day. Asclepius was a demi-god son of ...
As the Egyptian civilization faded, the Greek one emerged around 700 BC. The Greek civilization prevailed until "the end of antiquity" around 600 AD. The Greeks were great philosophers and their ...
The tomb of an ancient Egyptian royal medical professional, who happens to have also had the role of magician, has been unearthed. The discovery of the tomb and the physician’s dual roles ...
While ancient Egypt is well known for its architectural marvels, the society also made great strides in the field of medicine, and the oldest known document mentioning doctors comes from Egypt.