Representations of the Goddess Rait-Tawy in Ancient Egypt

Corynebacterium in ancient Egypt.

Recent molecular analysis of pathogenic bacterial DNA recovered from a dental abscess in the mummified head of a woman more than sixty years old, buried in K95 in Dra Abu el Naga in the necropolis of western Thebes, has identified Corynebacteria as one of the pathogens present in the New Kingdom, c. 1550-1080 BC, either in the original inhabitant of the tomb or in a later, intrusive New Kingdom...

Dwarfs in ancient Egypt.

Ancient Egypt was one of the most advanced and productive civilizations in antiquity, spanning 3000 years before the "Christian" era. Ancient Egyptians built colossal temples and magnificent tombs to honor their gods and religious leaders. Their hieroglyphic language, system of organization, and recording of events give contemporary researchers insights into their daily activities. Based on the...

Mummification in Ancient Egypt

men was rarely used in ancient Egypt, not until much later in its history, but the name stuck and has remained in popular usage. The Egyptians would never have used the word mummy, it has been suggested3 that their word would have been Sahu, which means, an embalmed cadaver. Long after mummification was abandoned, extracts of mummies were used for all sorts of purposes. The Arab physician Avice...

The Ancient Egypt "Race" Issue

Orthopedic surgery in ancient Egypt

BACKGROUND Ancient Egypt might be considered the cradle of medicine. The modern literature is, however, sometimes rather too enthusiastic regarding the procedures that are attributed an Egyptian origin. I briefly present and analyze the claims regarding orthopedic surgery in Egypt, what was actually done by the Egyptians, and what may have been incorrectly ascribed to them. METHODS I reviewed...