E.L. Meszaros

E.L. Meszaros

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E. L. Meszaros is a PhD student in the History of the Exact Sciences in Antiquity at Brown University. Her research focuses on astronomy in the ancient Near East and scientific metaphor in translation across time and cultures. She is a recurring intern with the Autonomy Incubator at NASA Langley Research Center and an amateur circus artist.

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Anoint an Aries with Sheep’s Blood: Finding the Familiar in the Astral Medicine in Ancient Mesopotamia

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From so far in the future, the medicine of ancient Mesopotamia looks strange. After all, it’s easy to dismiss the therapeutic use of an eagle’s head as not even qualifying as medicine. One unique and perhaps unexpected way in which Mesopotamian medicine differed from our conceptions of medicine is in its use of astrology. We… Read more →