Künzl E
Clio Med. 1995;27:309-19.
Archaeological finds provide a helpful source of information concerning women who performed medical activities other than midwifery, folk medicine and sorcery. Greek and Latin inscriptions are not very accurate because in most cases they simply call these ladies medicae or iatrinai without further specification. Among the Roman Imperial tombs with medical tools three graves belong to female Roman physicians who practised surgery and dentistry (as well as the job of a female barber). The oldest is a tomb from Roman Spain, which shows the equipment of a female surgeon from the early Imperial age. More finds of this kind can be expected in the future.
考古发现为研究从事除助产、民间医学和巫术之外医疗活动的女性提供了有益的信息来源。希腊和拉丁铭文并不十分准确，因为在大多数情况下，它们只是简单地称这些女性为medicae或iatrinai，没有进一步的说明。在有医疗工具的罗马帝国墓葬中，有三座坟墓属于从事外科手术和牙科（以及女性理发师工作）的女性罗马医生。最古老的一座来自罗马统治下的西班牙，展示了帝国早期一位女外科医生的设备。未来有望发现更多此类遗迹。
