Documentary. DVD; Dolby Digital stereo. Host, Michael Guillen.
Summary:
Surgeries, amputations, prescription medicine, fertility and contraception...all the things we associate with the practice of modern medicine were actually introduced by the ancient Egyptians more than 5,000 years ago. Go to the temple of Kom Ombo where surgical instruments dating back to 2500 BC can be plainly seen carved on the temple wall.
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