For instance, the ancient Egyptian document called the Brooklyn Papyrus, dating back to around 660-330 B.C. but likely a copy of a much older document, lists different kinds of snake known at the ...

The document, known as the Brooklyn Papyrus, is a medical treatise from ancient Egypt that dates back to around 660–330 B.C. Now kept at the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, the manuscript is ...

For instance, the ancient Egyptian document called the Brooklyn Papyrus, dating back to around 660-330BC but likely a copy of a much older document, lists different kinds of snake known at the ...

Amongst the gems the book covers, is a description of treatments for snake bites found in the Brooklyn Papyrus- one of the oldest preserved writings about medicine dated to around 450 BCE. The book, ...