LOUISE WYATT
Q. WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT NURSING IN ANTIQUITY?
A. Not a great deal. Sources are scarce and there’s a lot of conjecture; hardly anything is known about prehistoric nursing bar information gleaned from the likes of archaeology, for example. Some discoveries have shown that prehistoric man would have had some knowledge of anatomy and physiology, such as evidence of trepanning. by Patricia Donahue was the best source while researching my book. She describes nursing in antiquity intertwined with the history of medicine, and that nurturing has always been an essential part of life. From the
