A new study of two 600-year-old surgical tools from a Ming Dynasty tomb in eastern China has identified probable residues of ...

To mitigate this danger, Ming Dynasty physicians developed elaborate pharmaceutical recipes to process the raw tuberous roots. Historical texts indicate that these toxic plants were boiled in vinegar, ...

Traces of red material crusted on ancient surgical tools may not be a record of pain, but rather the absence thereof. Metal ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Stone tool analysis of sites in Southeast Asia provided evidence that the area was a technological leader in seafaring. Archaeology supports that ...