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The archaeology of medicine in the Greco-Roman world / / Patricia A. Baker, University of Kent [[electronic resource]]



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Autore: Baker Patricia Anne Visualizza persona
Titolo: The archaeology of medicine in the Greco-Roman world / / Patricia A. Baker, University of Kent [[electronic resource]] Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xv, 191 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
Disciplina: 610.938
Soggetto topico: Medicine, Greek and Roman - History
Medical archaeology
Medicine, Ancient
Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Introduction -- Background to archaeological theories and methods -- Text as material culture -- Images -- Small finds -- Healing spaces -- Archaeological science -- Conclusion.
Sommario/riassunto: This book teaches students and scholars of Greco-Roman medical history how to use and critically assess archaeological materials. Ancient medicine is a subject dominated by textual sources, yet there is a wealth of archaeological remains that can be used to broaden our understanding of medicine in the past. In order to use the information properly, this book explains how to ask questions of an archaeological nature, how to access different types of archaeological materials, and how to overcome problems the researcher might face. It also acts as an introduction to the archaeology of medicine for archaeologists interested in this aspect of their subject. Although the focus is on the Greco-Roman period, the methods and theories explained within the text can be applied to other periods in history. The areas covered include text as material culture, images, artifacts, spaces of medicine, and science and archaeology.
Titolo autorizzato: The archaeology of medicine in the Greco-Roman world  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-139-88992-3
1-107-28936-X
1-107-28897-5
1-107-29002-3
1-107-29386-3
1-107-29107-0
1-139-04800-7
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910787691703321
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