Category: Netherlands
-

How the Romans kept poisonous, narcotic seeds concealed in bone vials
The hollowed-out animal bone was used to store poisonous seeds during the Roman era. (Image credit: BIAX Consult) By Jennifer Nalewicki, published in Live Science February 8, 2024 Nearly 2,000 years ago, someone used a hollowed-out piece of bone as a container for storing hundreds of poisonous seeds. Archaeologists found the carved-out animal femur, or thigh bone, which…