Mysteries of Ancient Medicine
S01E09 Relitto del Pozzino, Ancient Opium, Liang Tebo
Beneath the waters off Italy's coast, a sunken Roman vessel safeguards the most ancient medical tablets ever examined. Across the Levant, containers shaped like poppies point to opium's early employment. Meanwhile, far within Borneo's caverns, a skeleton dating back 31,000 years bears evidence of a healed amputation, upending established assumptions about prehistoric surgical practices and healing.
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Etruscan Gold Teeth, Soutra Aisle, The Two Toes
Rivers of Mercury, Ethics of Anatomy, The Black Death
Poison Panacea, A Shocking Treatment, Cannabis in China
Mummy Medicine, King of Poisons, Maya Sweat Baths
James Cook's Cup, Roman Army Hospital, Bamboo Scrolls
Queen Anne's Revenge, Tribal Trepanation, Thunderbolt
Abracadabra, Longmen Recipes, Belemnites
Barber Surgeons, Astrologist-Physicians, Ancient Indian Medicine
Relitto del Pozzino, Ancient Opium, Liang Tebo
The King's Evil, The Leper Skull, Ancient Cancer Treatment