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Health and wellbeing in the ancient world
Health and wellbeing in the ancient world

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3 Modifying the body

In the ancient world, as today, cosmetics could make you look healthier, and in this section of the course you will explore attitudes to these. You’ll also see what a facial reconstruction from an ancient skull can reveal about a person’s life and death, and how it can help you to connect with people from another era.