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Historians' statements about prehistoric medicine are usually based on ancient archaeological discoveries.
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The defining characteristic of prehistoric societies is that the people of these societies could not write
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Most prehistoric peoples were nomadic
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The primitive technology of prehistoric peoples put them at the mercy of the elements, and led to a system of beliefs that saw humankind as being at the mercy of unpredictable spirits.
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Such ideas led to a world in which spiritual rituals and the shaman, or witch-doctor, dominated medicine
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We can assume they knew little about the inner workings of the body
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It is possible that prehistoric people believed that life and the functions of the body were determined by the spirits ('animism')
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Archaeologists have certainly found examples of trephined (or trepanned) skulls in excavations of prehistoric sites.
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There is no archaeological evidence that proves how prehistoric people diagnosed or treated illness
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The Australian Aborigines of recent times diagnosed disease in a purely spiritual way
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It therefore seems possible, although it's impossible to prove, that prehistoric shamans diagnosed and treated disease in similar ways.
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It's possible that prehistoric people knew and used plants and various substances to cure disease
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The Native Americans of the 19th century knew of more than 100 herbs and substances that had healing properties.
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Prehistoric people would not have had any concept of public health
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It's unlikely that they had any idea of personal health either. There is no evidence that primitive peoples understood that there was any link between dirt and disease
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Primitive peoples knew next to nothing about the true nature of disease
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Primitive peoples that survive in the modern age seem to have built up a system of skills and behaviours that keeps them healthy in their environment
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