The ancient medical artifacts were discovered initially around 125 years ago in a subterranean river.
Researchers have unraveled new insights into a collection of 'beautiful and functional' ancient tools used by Roman surgeons around 2,000 years ago.A team at the University of Exeter in the United Kingdom used state-of-the-art scanning technology to examine the six medical instruments, which include a bronze scalpel handle, two surgical probes, two needles and a spoon.
'New technologies allow us to investigate ancient objects in novel and exciting ways, revealing so much more about their design and manufacture, their capabilities and use,' she said in a press release.The research confirmed and expanded the utility of 3D imaging for these kinds of objects while also revealing a number of 'key' details that had previously been obscured.'The little scrolls—functional and decorative—on the scalpel handle are the most obvious.
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