Mysteries of Ancient Medicine — Episode 9: Relitto del Pozzino, Ancient Opium, Liang Tebo

You are watching the episode Relitto del Pozzino, Ancient Opium, Liang Tebo 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.