Insoll Timothy
Archaeology, School of Arts, Histories, and Cultures, University of Manchester, UK.
Anthropol Med. 2011 Aug;18(2):181-203. doi: 10.1080/13648470.2011.591196.
Talensi materia medica is varied, encompassing plant, mineral, and animal substances. Healing, medicines, and medicinal practices and knowledge can be shrine-based and linked with ritual practices. This is explored utilising ethnographic data and from an archaeological perspective with reference to future possibilities for research both on Talensi medicine and, by implication, more generally through considering the archaeology of Talensi medicine preparation, use, storage, spread, and disposal. It is suggested that configuring the archaeology of medicine shrines and practices more broadly in terms of health would increase archaeological visibility and research potential.
塔伦西的药物种类繁多，包括植物、矿物和动物物质。治疗方法、药物以及医学实践和知识可能以神龛为基础，并与仪式活动相关联。本文利用民族志数据并从考古学角度进行探讨，同时参考了未来对塔伦西医学的研究可能性，以及更广泛地通过考虑塔伦西药物制备、使用、储存、传播和处置的考古学所蕴含的研究可能性。研究表明，从更广泛的健康角度构建医学神龛和实践的考古学，将提高考古学的可见性和研究潜力。
