For centuries, historians argued about whether ancient surgeons actually used painkillers or simply let patients endure the knife. Texts from Rome, China, and the medieval Islamic world described ...

Decorative scrolls in the scalpel handle found among the Roman medical tools, London, United Kingdom EXETER, ENGLAND—Newsweek reports that researchers led by Rebecca Flemming of the University of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The archaeologists speculate that the physician may have been travelling beyond the frontiers of the Roman Empire to treat someone ...

The intricate design and workmanship of a set of medical instruments used by Roman surgeons 2,000 years ago have been revealed thanks to state-of-the-art archaeological technology. Using a CT scanner ...

Using state-of-the-art technology, researchers at the University of Exeter in the U.K. have shed light onto the function of uses of ancient Roman medical tools. Photo from the University of Exeter ...

The grave of a 1st-century CE doctor was recently discovered in the Jászság region of Hungary. Archaeologists from the Budapest-based Eötvös Loránd University, the Jász Museum, and the Eötvös Loránd ...

The skeletal remains of an ancient Roman doctor and his medical equipment were recently discovered in Hungary, officials said. Photo from Eötvös Loránd University An ancient Roman physician was found ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ancient medical instruments displayed on a white background. Hundreds of Roman-era medical instruments now being examined by ...