Archaeologists Uncover Evidence of Brain Surgery in 3,000-Year-Old Skull
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Archaeologists find 5,000-year-old Sumerian 'fridge'
A team of Italian and American archaeologists have discovered at a southern Iraq site what is believed to have been a sort of refrigerator used for keeping food cool and conserving it in ancient Sumeria 5,000 years ago. © ANSA
Rare type of brain surgery was being performed 3,500 years ago, say archaeologists
A RARE type of brain surgery was being performed 3,500 years ago, say archaeologists. They discovered skeletons of two Bronze Age brothers who may have had leprosy. Archaeologists discovered skeletons of two Bronze Age brothers – and one had a 30mm square hole in the skull where a piece of bone had been removedPA One had a 30mm square hole in the skull where a piece of bone had been removed. The procedure — trepanning — is one of the oldest know…
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