A skull showing evidence of trepanning<unk>  is any use of medicine from before the invention of writing and the documented history of medicine. Because the timing of the invention of writing per culture and region, the term<unk> " encompasses a wide range of time periods and dates. The study of<unk>  relies heavily on artifacts and human remains, and on anthropology. Previously uncontacted peoples and certain indigenous peoples who live in a traditional way have been the subject of anthropological studies in order to gain insight into both contemporary and ancient practices.
Prehistoric medicine
Traditional medicine
Space medicine
Unani medicine
Graphic medicine
Domestic medicine
Allopathic medicine
Jewish medicine