These 600-Year-Old Chinese Surgical Instruments Are Layered in an Early
< img src=" https://th-thumbnailer.cdn-si-edu.com/W4x_H63kuwvxaX4_CBRKWkQpbac=/fit-in/1600x0/filters:focal (527x351:528 x352)/ https://tf-cmsv2-smithsonianmag-media.s3.amazonaws.com/filer_public/3e/bf/3ebf98af-8965-4b65-9f71-b6da84137f8f/urn_cambridgeorg_id_binary-alt_20260513195241-44146-optimisedimage-png-s0003598x26103470_fig1.jpeg" alt="" > Researchers state the numbing representative splashed onto iron scissors and tweezers during a treatment. They were found in a Ming dynasty medical professional’s burial place Source
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