The history of mankind in two journeys through time: “Where we come from” takes you back 3.5 billion years ago, past fossils and the prehistory of mankind until the early cultures. “Who we are” shows you the unfolding of modern human being ...
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HEALTH – 7000 Years of the Art of Healing
Special Exhibition
Toothaches, inflammations, and broken bones – people suffered from health problems even in the Stone Age. In the times before modern medicine, effective treatments were rare and life expectancy was correspondingly low. However, people already used various methods for many ailments.
This special exhibition shows how diseases and their remedies can be traced in archaeological finds. Pollen, charred plant parts and finds from wetland settlements provide information about the plants that grew in the past. Results of anthropological investigations show which diseases and injuries people suffered from. Traditions from folk medicine and ancient written sources create a link between illness and possible medicines.
«HEALTH – 7000 Years of the Art of Healing» is a time journey through the history of medicine inviting visitors to smell, play and observe (in English and German).
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KULTURAMA Museum des Menschen
Englischviertelstrasse 9
8032 Zürich
+41 (0)44 260 60 44
mail@kulturama.ch
Opening hours:
Dienstag, Donnerstag, Freitag: 13:00 - 17:00
Mittwoch: 13:00 - 20:00
Samstag bis Sonntag: 13:00 - 18:00
Montag: geschlossen
Closed on:
Das Museum hat nur an folgenden Feiertagen/Tagen geschlossen: 1. Januar (Neujahrstag) 1. August (Nationalfeiertag) 24. und 25. Dezember (Weihnachten) 31. Dezember (Silvester)Accessibility:
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