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Scientists used ultraviolet and infrared light. Experts from the Swiss University of Basel transcribed 2000 years of Roman papyri. It reveals the views of ancient thinkers on female sexuality, reports Chronicle.info with reference to Gazeta.ua
On the document worked scientists since the sixteenth century It is inscribed on both sides and difficult to give in the translation. Now we have discovered that there is a treatise on what happens to women who experience sexual hunger.
Scientists used ultraviolet and infrared light. Because of this found that the document is actually several pages of papyrus, which were glued together. Shared with the special tool. After that was able to decipher the text.
Professor of ancient history at the University of Basel Sabine Huebner calls the opening sensational. Most records contain letters, prescriptions and medical records. The work is dedicated to "hysterical sleep apnea". It's a theory that speaks of "wandering uterus". It moves through the body and causes emotional explosions in the woman. The strong of this effect is with single women.
The likely author of the treatise is the former Galen physician or commentators on his work. Most likely, the document was used as part of a binding. This use finds old manuscripts of medieval monks. Moreover, scientists do not rule out that part of the papyrus can be found in other cities, where he studied ancient history – Strasbourg, London, Berlin or elsewhere, said Dr. Huebner
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