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Pre-historic brain surgery

Posted on May 14, 2017 by mart

Skulls have been found that are at least 7000 years old showing evidence of trepanning, where holes are scraped or drilled into the skull, probably using flint tools. It may have been done to release “evil spirits” to escape but has also been used by civilisations such as the ancient Continue Reading

Posted In Ancient, Prehistoric Age, ScienceTagged In stone age, trepanning

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