For a civilisation that made such advances in science and technology, superstition and religion played a surprisingly central part in daily life.

Charms, spells and mystical medicine were part of the fabric of society and would be used in all aspects of life and death and dream interpretation was widely used for predicting events and the acquisition of knowledge.

Their medical understanding was also very advanced for the time and they had a broad knowledge of many medications and methods that are still in use today in various forms.