User:High-storian/sandbox/History of Medicine Project/Outline

Background

Context
- Geography
  - Environment
  - Archaeological sites
- Chronology
- Language
  - Writing
    - Scripts
- Lifestyle
  - Food
    - Acquisition/Agriculture
    - Preparation/Serving
      - Pottery
  - Clothing
    - Production
    - Style
      - Jewelry
  - Shelter (see Architecture)
  - Physique/Health/Lifespan
  - Society
    - Government
      - Forms of Government/Eras
      - Army/Warfare
        Weapons
    - Religion
      - Theology
        Gods
        Demons
        
        Laws
        
        Rituals
        
        Religious objects
        specific objects
      - Temples (see Architecture)
      - Priesthood
      - Burial/Afterlife
    - Family life
      - Marriage/relationships
      - Sexuality
      - Children
        Education
        
        Customs/Rites of passage
      - Elder care
- Architecture
  - Residential
  - Memorial
    - Monumental
    - Religious (Temples)
- Art
  - conventions
Authorities
- Ancient historians
  - internal
  - external
- Modern study
  - Archaeologists
  - Historians
  - Linguists

Medicine

Evidence
- Written
  - Corpus
  - Other written sources
- Archaeological
  - Burials/Remains
  - Evidence in Art
  - Other artifacts
Knowledge
- Anatomy
  - external/internal
  - through remains
  - as icons/writing
  - in the corpus
- Physiology
  - by system
- Pathology
  - Trauma/Injuries
    - Wounds/Lacerations
    - Burns
    - Fractures
    - Sprains
    - Dislocations
    - Hernias
  - Bites/Stings
    - specific examples
  - Disorders
    - Infections
    - Abscesses
    - unknown
  - Diseases
    - Evidence of
    - Parasites
    - Bacterial/Viral
    - Deformities
      - specific documented examples
    - Cancer
    - Nutritional problems
      - Obesity
      - Malnutrition
    - Specific
      - Migranes
      - Eyes
      - Ears, nose, throat
      - Dental
      - Skin/Hair
      - STD's
      - women's health
  - uncertain words
- Pharmacology
  - Principles
    - Preparation
    - Administration
    - Materia Medica
      - Vegetable/Herbal
      - Animal
      - Mineral
      - (Synthetic)
Practice
- Role of Religion in Medicine
- Role of Science in Medicine
- Impact of Law on Medicine
- Fields of practice
  - Medicine/Physician
  - Surgery
    - Military medicine
  - Women's Health
    - Ob/Gyn
    - Pediatrics
  - Eye problems
  - Dental problems
- Healers
  - Doctors
    - Historical doctors
    - Training
  - Paramedical
    - Pharmacists
    - Nurses
    - Midwives
    - Physiotheripists
  - Priests
Medical institutions
- Hospitals
- Schools
- Professional organizations
Contributions of other cultures
Contribution to other cultures