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Egyptian gynaecological treatment
  • According to several Papirans from Ancient Egypt, in order to alleviate gynecological problems, vaginal fumigations were used, but so far, in addition to these written references, no physical evidence of this had been found.
Nagore Irazustabarrena Uranga @irazustabarrena 2020ko abenduaren 02a
(arg.: UJA. Patricia Mora)
(arg.: UJA. Patricia Mora)

Recently, an archaeologist from the universities of Granada and JaƩn (Spain) has found this test in the mummy of a woman, in the field of Qubbet el-Hawa (Aswan).

Sattjeni A is a woman named A. The researchers have also observed that the young man, who died in 1800, was about 30 years old and suffered a pelvic injury, the Foral Police said. Between her legs there was a small ceramic vessel (in the photo), and archaeologists have concluded that they used it for fumigations, in an attempt to alleviate the pain of the woman.