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Otorhinolaryngological diseases in the minoan era

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

George Velegrakis ,
Charalambos Skoulakis ,
John Bizakis ,
John Segas  and
Emmanuel Helidonis
George Velegrakis
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Greece.
Charalambos Skoulakis
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Greece.
John Bizakis
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Greece.
John Segas
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Greece.
Emmanuel Helidonis*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete School of Medicine, Greece.
*
Professor E. Helidonis, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Crete, PO Box 1352, Heraklion, Crete, Greece.
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Abstract

Minoan civilization was one of the civilizations of the past and flourished in the island of Crete between the years 2600 B.C. and 1100 B.C. Archaeological excavations brought to the light buildings and items, showing that the Minoans had an extensive knowledge about hygiene and health matters.

Among the items were idols, depicting anatomical parts of the human body and different pathological changes. These idols were offered by suffering people to gods and goddesses in order to beg for their help in curing them.

In a study carried out on idols kept in the Heraklion Museum, a number of interesting anatomical details and pathological changes, concerning the head and neck area were recognized.

Keywords

OtolaryngologyMedicineMinoans
Type
Historical Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 107 , Issue 10 , October 1993 , pp. 879 - 882
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1993

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