A tumor with teeth was found in a 3,000-year-old ancient Egyptian burial site.
AdvertisementAdvertisementA rare tumor with teeth has been found in the pelvis of ancient Egyptian woman who died more than 3,000 years ago.
It is possible this teratoma was bothering the ancient Egyptian woman 3,000 years ago.
A picture of a Bes ring, the type of which could be found during the New Kingdom.
Some ancient Egyptian medicine was recorded in written literature, but that only tells us how the elite, who could have access to that kind of high-end treatment, dealt with disease.
Persons:
—, Gretchen R, . Wetzel, Dabbs, Bes, Pharaoh Akhanathen's
Organizations:
Service, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, International, Heritage Art
Locations:
Amarna, Egypt, New Kingdom, Africa