A medical report from the stone age?

Tattoos on mummies may have had therapeutic importance because they were located on acupuncture points. Acupuncture may have originated in the Eurasian continent at least 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.

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Published in:The Lancet (British edition) 1999-09, Vol.354 (9183), p.1023-1025
Main Authors: Dorfer, L, Moser, M, Bahr, F, Spindler, K, Egarter-Vigl, E, Giullén, S, Dohr, G, Kenner, T
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acupuncture
Acupuncture Therapy - history
Biological and medical sciences
Europe
General aspects
History of medicine
History, Ancient
Humans
Medical sciences
Mummies
Paleopathology
Peru
Prehistoric era
Tattooing - history
Tattoos
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Summary:Tattoos on mummies may have had therapeutic importance because they were located on acupuncture points. Acupuncture may have originated in the Eurasian continent at least 2,000 years earlier than previously thought.
ISSN:0140-6736
1474-547X
DOI:10.1016/S0140-6736(98)12242-0