Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine - Synapsis Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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To the excavators of site D (see figure 1, area B), it soon became apparent that they had unearthed a find of momen- tous import. As the work progressed, an increasing number of artifacts were uncovered, allowing the investigators to piece together a fascinating picture of a hitherto unknown school of medicine, differing in philosophy, politics, and economics from those already known. From student accounts, memoirs, and additional glyphs, it soon became obvious that the philosophic tenets held by the scholars at this site had differed so sharply from con- temporaneous medical authorities that the defensive struc- tures known in the artist ' s reconstruction were thought necessary by the powers of the institution. It is interesting to note, however, that no reference to either the institution or its philosophy has as yet been uncovered by researchers in area A. As additional portions of the structure were unearthed, references were found to a satellite facility on the periphery of the municipal area (figure 1, area C). An exploration of this new site was begun, although limited in scope by lack of funding. To date, no evidence of fortifications has been found there, suggesting vastly improved relations with the other medical authorities of the city at the time of its construction. FACING PAGE: Artist ' s recon- struction of the facility at site D, as observed upon excavation. (Detail added in accord with student accounts of the period, unearthed at this site and elsewhere.)

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ABOVE: The reconstruction work in prog- ress at site D. Restoration based on records found at this site, as well as the ruins unearthed. } I LEFT and ABOVE: Photographs of the ruins at the site, as originally discovered. ' S. rr-: •i-K-X