Scientists discover intact 2,000 year old medicines in ancient shipwreck

Medicine made more than 2,000 years ago has been discovered in an ancient Roman shipwreck. Archeologists investigating the wreck off the coast of Tuscany, Italy, say found a tin containing pills dating back to between 140 and 130 BC. They believe the medicine was an ancient eye treatment and say the discovery offers an insight into the use and sophistication of early medicine. Analysis of the tablets found they contain olive oil, pine resin, which has antibacterial properties, beeswax and starch.