"A doctor caught while trying to flee the eruption of Vesuvius in 79 AD, carrying the tools of his profession. The finding is the latest extraordinary discovery at the Archaeological Park of Pompeii, made more than sixty years after the excavation of the Orto dei Fuggiaschi. (...)
Diagnostic investigations have revealed a slate plate inside the case, -likely used for preparing medical or cosmetic substances - and small metal instruments that can be interpreted as surgical tools. (...)
The research is the result of interdisciplinary work that has seen archaeologists, restorers, physical anthropologists, archaeobotanists, numismatists, radiologists, diagnostic technicians and digital modelling specialists working together."

I'd say a physician rather than a doctor considering the date, but carry on.
#histsci #histmed #archeology
https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/05/15/extraordinary-discovery-in-pompeii-a-doctor-identified-thanks-to-his-instruments

I spoke with staff writer Gesa Gottschalk about HUMANS: A Monstrous History Gesa’s interview essay is out in the print edition of the May issue of GEO Magazin!

The print mag is GORGEOUS - in newsstands in German-speaking countries - and it's also online.

#history #monsters #histodons #histmed @histsci

https://www.geo.de/wissen/weltgeschichte/menschen-machen-monster---frueher-war-der-wal-das-gruseligste-wesen--37315370.html

Upcoming talk by G. Geltner "The Workers’ View: An Environmental Approach to Premodern Public Health" as part of the Oxford Medieval History Seminar. 1 June, 5pm BST at the Wharton Room, All Souls College

For remote attendance, email [email protected]

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Pleased to say that 'Public Health in the Premodern World: Dynamic Balances' is now available through Oxford Scholarship Online!

The volume gathers fifteen studies on the history and archaeology of public health from across the preindustrial globe

academic.oup.com/book/62595

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