The skeleton being analyzed is from a man who lived in the late Middle Ages ... In the short term, he likely received treatment for the pain, including lavender oil, opium, and alcohol.

A new study analyzed the skeleton of a man who lived with a disability during the Middle Ages to determine what his treatment strategy was, as his elevated status allowed him access to adequate ...

Item 1 of 5 Vessels that contained opium in the 14th century BC, when it was used by Canaanites as an offering for the dead, according to a study by the Israel Antiquities Authority, Tel Aviv ...

This is the first time that an interdisciplinary approach to medieval remains has been applied to specimens from the Nordic region. The skeleton being analyzed is from a man who lived in the late ...