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Europe's Oldest-Known Preserved Human Dissection To Go On Display

Description:In the second century, an ethnically Greek Roman named Galen became doctor to the gladiators. His glimpses into the human body via these warriors' wounds, combined with much more systematic dissections of animals, became the basis of Islamic and European medicine for centuries. (2:50)

Source: HuffPost Live Highlights

Tags: anatomy , archaeology , biology , dark ages

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