Byzantine medicinal bottles found in ancient Greek town of Bathonea

Researchers carrying out excavations at the ancient Greek city of Bathonea located in Istanbul's Avcılar district have found hundreds of unguentaria - small ceramic or glass bottles - containing traces of antidepressants and heart medications. The finding provides the first concrete evidence of the siege of Constantinople by a joint Avar-Sassanid force in 626.Some 700 unguentaria were found at Bathonea [Credit: DHA]According to...
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