Ancient Spoons Used for Drugs
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•Tiny spoons could have measured out ancient Roman drugs, researchers suggest — but evidence is sparse
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Researchers studied 241 spoon-shaped belt accessories from northern Europe and southern Scandinavia that date to the Roman period.
They suggested that Germanic tribes may have used the objects to dose drugs.
The metal objects range in size, but they are generally about 2.4 inches ( 6 centimeters ) long, with a bowl diameter of about 0.7 inches ( 1.7 cm ).
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