Observations on Some Rock Carvings of Surgical Instruments in East Africa
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have no knowledge whatever of archaeology, mineralogy, etc., the essentials for the serious study of the subject. When I finally did visit Africa, my interests were botanical with a strong surgical bias, as I had intended to specialize in surgery when I studied medicine nearly 50 years ago. As soon as the opportunity offered itself I visited the Great Zimbabwe3 and I shall always remember the awe I felt when I stood before this edifice of a forgotten civilization. Subsequent visits to Africa took me many times to Zimbabwe and
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دوره 62 شماره
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تاریخ انتشار 1945