Spoon-like metal objects attached to Roman-era belts may represent drug dosing equipment, researchers suggest.

The practice is suggested by small, spoon-like objects that have been found at various sites in Europe, according to ...

Researchers in Poland have hypothesized that warriors used spoon-like artifacts to administer drugs during Roman-period ...

“These spoons were part of a warrior’s standard kit, enabling them to measure and consume stimulants in the heat of battle,” the authors write in their paper. The team also believes that, if their ...

Researchers in Poland believe that Ancient Germanic warriors used tiny spoons to dose themselves drugs on the battlefield.

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In the opening scenes of “Gladiator,” general Maximus Decimus Meridius, played by Russell Crowe, prepares the Roman troops to ...

Barbarian warriors in ancient Roman times may have used stimulants ... who were traditionally presumed to have made little use of drugs other than alcohol. "We therefore asked ourselves whether ...

Spoon-like metal objects attached to Roman-era belts may represent drug dosing equipment, researchers suggest. Small, spoon-like objects found on ancient belts may have been used as drug-dosing ...