There is evidence of surgical equipment dating all the way back to 6500 B.C.E, when archaeologists in France discovered human skulls with methodically bored holes into them. Artifacts and written recollections of medical instruments have been discovered by archaeologists all over the world. From the Romans, to the Greeks, to Ancient Hindus, many groups of people created their own forms of medical equipment and discovered their own medical practices and procedures, some notably more successful than others. The failures of certain medical tools led to the innovation of new ones, eventually creating the tools and techniques practitioners of medicine use today. As you view this website, visit each section in history, and learn about the different tools used during that time, and the changes that were made to bring us one step closer to today.