Scans of a pouch found with one of 13 people who died in a vineyard revealed surgical tools, a medicine-preparation tablet and coins, offering a new glimpse into Roman medicine and the flight from Mount Vesuvius

New X-rays and CT scans showed small case with locking mechanism containing metal instruments.

Kit found to have surgical instruments and slate slab for preparing medical substances

Scans of a pouch found with one of 13 people who died in a vineyard revealed surgical tools, a medicine-preparation tablet and coins, offering a new glimpse into Roman medicine…

Sixty years after the body was first discovered, advanced imaging techniques revealed a curious box that resembled the kind Roman doctors carried to treat patients.

In the ancient ruins of Pompeii, time feels unusually still. Streets, homes, and small shops remain frozen in the aftermath of Mount Vesuvius’ eruption in 79 CE.