Archaeologists discovered the remains of a man from the Bronze Age who had a rare brain surgery. The finding reveals the earliest example of trephination in the ancient Near East, scientists said. The ...

When archaeologists uncovered the burial site of two brothers who lived during the 15th century BC in Israel, they were surprised to discover that one of them had brain surgery shortly before he died.

A recent excavation in Megiddo, Israel, unearthed the earliest example of a particular type of cranial surgery in the Ancient Near East — and potentially one of the oldest examples of leprosy in the ...

Archaeologists excavating the ancient city of Megiddo in modern-day Israel have discovered a window into medicine’s ancient past: the 3,500-year-old bones of two brothers, both bearing signs of an ...

Archaeologists found new evidence of trephination, a medical procedure that entails cutting a hole in the skull, as early as the late Bronze Age in the ancient city of Megiddo, Israel. Rachel Kalisher ...

This hole was made in a Bronze Age man's skull shortly before he died, archaeologists say, based on several clues. It's the result of a surgical procedure called a trephination. (Kalisher et al., 2023 ...

Details of the trepanation of the individual’s head, and a graphic showing the surgery site. Graphic: Kalisher et al., 2023, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0 For 3,500 years, a curious medical case has been buried ...

Benjamin holds a Master's degree in anthropology from University College London and has previously worked in the fields of psychedelic neuroscience and mental health. Benjamin holds a Master's degree ...

Two high status brothers buried in a Bronze Age tomb in Israel were severely ill but apparently had access to rare treatments including trephination, according to a study published February 22, 2023 ...

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