This Ancient Chinese Anatomical Atlas Changes What We Know About Acupuncture and Medical History

The accepted history of anatomy says that it was the ancient Greeks who mapped the human body for the first time. Scientists from ancient China are never mentioned in this history of anatomy. But our new paper shows that the oldest surviving anatomical atlas actually comes from Han Dynasty China, and was written over 2,000 years ago. Our discovery changes both the history of medicine and our understanding of the basis for acupuncture.

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