Reconstruction: Medical Needles for couching the Cataract

[Martin Moser]

Hi Andy,

Recently I saw a TV program from BBc/History channel Int. on "Galen,doctor to the gladiators".
This very interesting program had all your
tools and even mentioned "couching".
Are those your reproductions?

No, not mine. Would have liked to see it ... (The only thing I ever did for History Channel was their Coloseum documentary, where I was the Murmillo. Should you happen to see it, the guy bleeding heavily from his forehead is me, and it actually was my blood ... )

I am not aware of any other reproductions of the Montbellet find, but that doesn't mean nobody ever attempted them. Did they actually show the 2-piece hollow ones? Massive needles are known from other finds as well, what's really special about the 5 needles from Montbellet are the two hollow ones.

cheers,

Martin