The Canon (Law) of Medicine – Medical Book
The Canon of Medicine (Qanun: Law of Medicine), by Ibn-Sina is one of the most famous books in the history of medicine. This book is a 14-volume medical encyclopedia that was completed in
Museum
Arrow in Centre of Back
The beautiful bas-relief in the British Museum of a wounded lioness from an Assyrian Palace in Nineveh. Although Assyrian had no knowledge of the spinal cord the Babylonians and the Assyrians clearly understood
Akkadian Diagnostic Handbook
Ancient Assyria and Babylonia had a rich medical culture that survives partly through diverse therapeutic texts and a manual composed of 40 clay tablets known to modern scholars as the “Diagnostic Handbook”. These
The Earliest Depiction of The Brain
One of a series of five drawings found in a number of Eastern and Western medical manuscripts which are believed to be copied from a much earlier source – possibly in Alexandria circa
The Earliest Artificial Eye
In 2006 the archaeologists found an artificial eyeball on a female skeleton in an ancient grave of the Burnt City’s cemetery, dated back to 4800 years ago . Found by an Iranian archaeologist
Sphinx of the Karnack Mystery
The similarities between the shape of the Ram sphinx of Karnack and brain stem is really magical, despite the fact that it is not supported by a scientific clue to be 100% sure
Osiris Mummy Form Mastery
The mummy of Osiris, with the traditional position of cross hand appear to match the form of the brain stem, which might be indication that it was not a coincidence in the case
Eye of Horus Mystery
For some years there was interest in the shape of the Eye of Horus, when someone looks at the shape of the eye, it resembles the anatomy of the limbic system, and the
Nile Catfish
The Ancient Egyptians and the Greeks knew about the shocking powers of the Nile catfish and the electric ray or “torpedo” (Figure 1). There is no concrete evidence, however, to show that they
Heart Amulets in Egyptian Art
For the ancient Egyptians, the heart (ib) was the source of intelligence, feelings, and actions. A person’s memory was also housed in the heart and so at the judgment ceremony (Weighing of the