What Did Ancient Humans Do Before MEDICINE

What did you do for a pounding headache, a broken bone, or a nasty infection 20,000 years ago? Before pharmacies and hospitals, the world was a dangerous place, but our ancestors weren't defenseless. In this video, you’ll discover: -How early humans used bitter plants as natural pain relief. -Evidence of flint-picked cavities, bitumen fillings, and 130,000-year-old toothpicks. -The shocking success of trepanation (drilling holes in the skull) and the use of "bio-tech" like sphagnum moss and spider webs for wound care. -Why a healed femur and the story of the disabled "Shanidar 1" skeleton prove that nursing and empathy are our oldest medical tools. Here at Brain Deli, we serve up deep dives into the science and history of the world around us! I take those iconic "kid" questions we all stopped asking and break them down using simple analogies and fun drawings. Subscribe! SOURCES & FURTHER READING: Neanderthal Dental Calculus & Prehistoric Self-Medication Study (Nature Journal): https://www.nature.com/articles/nature21674 The Villabruna Specimen: 14,000-Year-Old Paleolithic Dentistry (PubMed / NLM): https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27501623/ Prehistoric Cranial Trepanation Dynamics & Survival Rates (Surgical Neurology International): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4443402/ The History of Sphagnum Moss Used as Antimicrobial Wound Dressings (National Library of Medicine): https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4495229/ Shanidar 1: The Neanderthal Who Proved Ancient Compassion (Smithsonian Human Origins): https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/human-fossils/fossils/shanidar-1