How Did Humans Survive Before Doctors Existed?

How did humans survive before doctors, hospitals, medicine, and antibiotics existed? For most of human history, a broken leg, infection, difficult birth, or deep cut could be life-threatening. Yet ancient humans sometimes survived injuries that should have made life impossible. This video explores the earliest form of healthcare: family, shared food, protected shelter, fire, knowledge of plants, and the decision not to abandon an injured person. From a 31,000-year-old child in Borneo who survived an ancient amputation, to Shanidar 1—a Neanderthal who lived long after serious injuries—the archaeological record reveals something remarkable: care existed before medicine had a name. *Sources & further reading* Borneo’s ancient amputation discovery: https://www.nature.com/articles/s4158... Shanidar 1, Smithsonian Human Origins: https://humanorigins.si.edu/evidence/... Review of prehistoric medicine and healing: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles... What do you think was the most important form of ancient medicine: plants, fire, skill, or simply having people who refused to leave? #History #AncientMedicine #HumanHistory #Archaeology #Neanderthals #PrehistoricLife #HumanEvolution #MedicalHistory #Survival #HistoryFacts #Anthropology #ScienceHistory #Educational #DidYouKnow #AncientHumans