从木乃伊发现古埃及人患的一些病（英文）
6.2Mummies;MummiesandDiseaseinEgypt
I.EGYPTANDMUMMIES
ThelivesofancientEgyptianswereshapedbytheenvironmentaroundthem,bothforgoodandforbad.Theland,theriverandtheclimatewereagreatbenefittothepeople,butinsomecircumstances,thatenvironmentcontributedtodisease.
Egypthasaremarkablelandscape.OneithersideoftheNileRiverrunrelativelynarrowstriipsoflandwhichprovidedthefertilefieldsforgrowingcrops.Annuallytheseasonalflooddepositedrichalluvialsoils.TheNileRiverwasdescribedbytheArabtravelerIbnBattuta,whosaidthatit'surpassesalltheriversinsweetnessoftaste,inlengthofcourseandutility.'Egypt,'thegiftoftheNile'wasanoptimisticcivilization.WhentheNileflooded,theancientswouldsaythat'thefieldslaugh,men'sfaceslightup,andGodrejoicesin&