Ancient Egyptian medical knowledge revealed by 3,500-year-old texts

By Nell Lewis, CNN

Updated 1558 GMT (2358 HKT) August 31, 2018

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An Egyptian papyrus, from between 1500 and 1300 BC, offers a method for diagnosing pregnancy. It advises women to pee into a bag of barley and a bag of wheat. The papyrus is one of many currently being translated by an international team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen. <br />Flip through the gallery to see more intriguing archaeological finds.
Photos: Ancient finds
An Egyptian papyrus, from between 1500 and 1300 BC, offers a method for diagnosing pregnancy. It advises women to pee into a bag of barley and a bag of wheat. The papyrus is one of many currently being translated by an international team of researchers at the University of Copenhagen.
Flip through the gallery to see more intriguing archaeological finds.
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These four dinosaurs showcase the evolution of alvarezsaurs. From left, Haplocheirus, Xiyunykus, Bannykus and Shuvuuia reveal the lengthening of the jaws, reduction of teeth and changes in the hand and arm.
Photos: Ancient finds
These four dinosaurs showcase the evolution of alvarezsaurs. From left, Haplocheirus, Xiyunykus, Bannykus and Shuvuuia reveal the lengthening of the jaws, reduction of teeth and changes in the hand and arm.
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Eorhynchochelys sinensis is an early turtle that lived 228 million years ago. It had a toothless beak, but no shell.