Pre-historic medicine
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- Created on: 03-12-16 09:32
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- Pre-historic medicine
- how do we know about this?
- There are no written records.
- There are some of people who visited Britain.
- Looking at Aborigines lives now- Australian, PI.
- Archaeologic evidence.
- However Skeletons could have rotted, or were the enemies which were kept as trophies.
- There are no written records.
- Natural beliefs & treatments
- Trephening- cutting hole in skull to release evil spirits.
- Skeletons show evidence of people surviving, and the skull recovering- actually released pressure.
- Used for headaches.
- They would set broken bones and use bandages.
- Herbal treatments
- Aborigines used herbs for cuts.
- e.g. Chickweed leaves were used to treat ulcers.
- Women knew about the healing power of herbs.
- They knew which treatments worked from observation and and common sense.
- Aborigines used herbs for cuts.
- Trephening- cutting hole in skull to release evil spirits.
- Supernatural beliefs & treatments
- They thought if an evil spirit entered your body when sleeping or if your spirit had been removed you became ill.
- They wore charms to ward off evil spirits (made out of seeds+body parts).
- They buried hair/nails/excrement to stop evil spirits from casting a spell on them.
- Actually stopped the spread of disease.
- Warded off spirits with rituals but involved herbs, potions. Seen as magic.
- Medicine men
- They visited him when they were ill.
- He'd sing + put them in a trance so he could massage sick area and call evil spirit out.
- He'd find the stolen spirit by hunting the pointing stick (which stole the spirit) and throw it in water to set spirit free.
- They visited him when they were ill.
- Background
- Lived nomadic lives.
- They were hunter gathers- didn't grow crops.
- how do we know about this?
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