Ralph Jackson is a former senior curator at the British Museum. For many decades his research has been focused upon the history and archaeology of Greek and Roman medicine. His previous publications include Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire; Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain; Camerton: A Catalogue of Late Iron Age and Early Roman Metalwork; (with Tim Potter) Excavations at Stonea, Cambridgeshire 1980–85; (with Gilbert Burleigh) Dea Senuna: Treasure, Cult and Ritual at Ashwell, Hertfordshire; and (with Richard Hobbs) Roman Britain.

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• Chapter 1: Introduction: the British Museum Greek and Roman Medical CollectionsChapter 2: Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical InstrumentsChapter 3: Catalogue of Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical Instruments in the British MuseumChapter 4: Scientific Examination and Element Analysis of the Metal Medical Instruments (Susan La Niece and Duncan Hook)Chapter 5: Chemical Analysis of Medicinal Residues: Ingredients, Properties and Purpose (Rebecca Stacey)Chapter 6: Selected Greek and Roman Objects in the British Museum Related to Medicine and HealthAppendix 1: An Important Group of Roman Surgical Instruments from Italy in the City of Bristol Museum and Art GalleryAppendix 2: A Unique Roman Plunger Forceps in the Ashmolean Museum, OxfordBibliographyConcordanceIndex

Ralph Jackson is a former senior curator at the British Museum. For many decades his research has been focused upon the history and archaeology of Greek and Roman medicine. His previous publications include Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire; Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain; Camerton: A Catalogue of Late Iron Age and Early Roman Metalwork; (with Tim Potter) Excavations at Stonea, Cambridgeshire 1980–85; (with Gilbert Burleigh) Dea Senuna: Treasure, Cult and Ritual at Ashwell, Hertfordshire; and (with Richard Hobbs) Roman Britain.

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• Chapter 1: Introduction: the British Museum Greek and Roman Medical CollectionsChapter 2: Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical InstrumentsChapter 3: Catalogue of Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical Instruments in the British MuseumChapter 4: Scientific Examination and Element Analysis of the Metal Medical Instruments (Susan La Niece and Duncan Hook)Chapter 5: Chemical Analysis of Medicinal Residues: Ingredients, Properties and Purpose (Rebecca Stacey)Chapter 6: Selected Greek and Roman Objects in the British Museum Related to Medicine and HealthAppendix 1: An Important Group of Roman Surgical Instruments from Italy in the City of Bristol Museum and Art GalleryAppendix 2: A Unique Roman Plunger Forceps in the Ashmolean Museum, OxfordBibliographyConcordanceIndex

Ralph Jackson is a former senior curator at the British Museum. For many decades his research has been focused upon the history and archaeology of Greek and Roman medicine. His previous publications include Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire; Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain; Camerton: A Catalogue of Late Iron Age and Early Roman Metalwork; (with Tim Potter) Excavations at Stonea, Cambridgeshire 1980–85; (with Gilbert Burleigh) Dea Senuna: Treasure, Cult and Ritual at Ashwell, Hertfordshire; and (with Richard Hobbs) Roman Britain.

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• Chapter 1: Introduction: the British Museum Greek and Roman Medical CollectionsChapter 2: Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical InstrumentsChapter 3: Catalogue of Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical Instruments in the British MuseumChapter 4: Scientific Examination and Element Analysis of the Metal Medical Instruments (Susan La Niece and Duncan Hook)Chapter 5: Chemical Analysis of Medicinal Residues: Ingredients, Properties and Purpose (Rebecca Stacey)Chapter 6: Selected Greek and Roman Objects in the British Museum Related to Medicine and HealthAppendix 1: An Important Group of Roman Surgical Instruments from Italy in the City of Bristol Museum and Art GalleryAppendix 2: A Unique Roman Plunger Forceps in the Ashmolean Museum, OxfordBibliographyConcordanceIndex