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SOURCE: Slate
2-19-15
Ancient Egyptian Tomb Builders Had State-Supported Health Care
Texts from a village dating back to Egypt’s New Kingdom period, about 3,100 to 3,600 years ago, suggest that in ancient Egypt there was a state-supported health care network designed to ensure that workers making the king’s tomb were productive.
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SOURCE: Huffington Post
8-14-14
Egyptian Mummy-Making May Have Started Way Earlier Than Scientists Thought
The finding pushes back known use of the multi-ingredient ointment by about 2,000 years.
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