What happens when those affected by a loved one’s illness take centre stage in literature? What we keep silent about, literature speaks of
Breathing life into ancient texts: unveiling Greco-Roman medicine through modern reenactments; a study published in PNAS
Repetitive tasks carried out by ancient Egyptian scribes brought occupational hazards, such as degenerative skeletal changes.
Cutmarks on a 4,000-year-old Egyptian skull could indicate an attempt at operating on excessive tissue growth or to learn more about cancer
Researchers found microscopic gaps between bone layers in living anemia patients subjects which matched patterns in archaeological remains
Painkiller or Pleasure? A team of archaeologists provides the first conclusive evidence for the intentional use of black henbane in the Roman world
Coprolites reveal that the Huecoid and Saladoid cultures – two pre-Columbian cultures of the Caribbean – consumed a diversity of plants, with peanuts, papaya, maize, and even cotton and tobacco detected
Evidence from the remains of 1918 flu pandemic victims contradicts long-held belief that healthy young adults were particularly vulnerable
4,000-year-old plague DNA found: the oldest cases to date in Britain; the paper is published in Nature Communications
Written sources document that kissing was practiced by the peoples of ancient Mesopotamia 4,500 years ago
