ANTHRO 129Q Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cataract Surgery, Acupressure, Tuberculosis
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Teeth: don"t have the same ability to repair themselves but bone does. The tattoos were over area where he actually had pathology these might be marks for practitioner to massage or to treat his illness. Acupressure tattoos on a lot of people in the new world might be guides of therapies. Most frequent evidence come from bones and teeth last for a long time. Representation of opium treated the same way that we treat opium today to release narcotic-containing latex. Tuberculosis: angular kyphosis usually in the middle of the spine. They can"t replace the lens but they can push the diseased lens out of position so patient will no longer see through a foggy lens. There are precise pricelist of several kind of surgery. In 2000 bc medicine is well established to have pricelist. Pleased certain kind of gods, several theological approaches. Good observing, making predictions of the outcome.