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Mysteries of Ancient Medicine S01 E09 Relitto del Pozzino, Ancient Opium, Liang Tebo

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Off the coast of Italy, a Roman shipwreck preserves the oldest known medical tablets ever studied. In the Levant, poppy-shaped vessels reveal early use of opium, while deep in the caves of Borneo, a 31,000-year-old skeleton with a healed amputation challenges long-held beliefs about prehistoric surgery and medical care.