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Surgical instruments from The Doctor's Grave

Colchester Castle Museum40/60

British Museum

British Museum
London, United Kingdom

This set of surgical instruments, excavated from a grave in Stanway, Essex, gives a rare glimpse into Iron Age medicine. Among the 13 instruments in the medical kit were scalpels, forceps, needles and a surgical saw. The grave dates to the decades around the Roman conquest in AD 43 and the objects of the medical kit are similar to Roman types. The man or woman buried here may have been versed in Roman medical practices as well as local healing traditions.

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  • Title: Surgical instruments from The Doctor's Grave
  • Creator: Colchester Castle Museum
  • Date Created: 40/60
  • Location Created: Stanway, Colchester, UK
  • Physical Dimensions: Instrument 1 – length: 13 cm; width: 2 cm. Instrument 2 – length: 16 cm; width: 6 cm. Instrument 3 – length: 18 cm; width: 1 cm
  • External Link: Colchester and Ipswich Museums homepage
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