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New discoveries in Peru reveal the possibility of the Inca skull surgery
Thousands of years before anesthesia techniques and accurate medical devices were born, humans performed complicated surgeries.
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Discover the ancient health care system
We often think that modern society with outstanding achievements of new science opens up many effective health care methods.
Archeology
The surgery for piercing the skull was 3,000 years ago
Russian scientists found patients to be anesthetized with marijuana and magic mushrooms before the skull drill surgeon from 3,000 years ago.
Archeology
Ancient paintings of foot grafting were 1,500 years ago
A group of Italian researchers discovered the earliest evidence of foot transplant surgery in a 14th-century painting, showing the doctors' ambitions more than 1,500 yea…
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Encyclopedia of the grandfather of modern surgery
Al-Zahrawi laid the first foundations for modern surgery with the invention of cat's gut sutures or marked the incision by ink on patients before surgery.
Archeology
Close-up of the 350-year-old excavation process
French archaeologists said the condition of the mummy is well preserved. Shoes, skirts and hats buried under the deceased are intact after more than 3 centuries.
Archeology
More evidence of primitive brain surgery
Archaeologists have discovered an ancient skeleton in the Copacabana peninsula of Lake Titicaca, Bolivia. Research shows that brain surgery has been performed since prim…
Archeology
The 2,000-year-old sword in China
Archaeologists discovered a bronze sword in a 2,000-year-old grave in Henan Province, China.
Archeology
Brain surgery can take place 3,000 years ago
Researching a woman's skull in the Chinese tomb indicates that brain surgery may have been performed 3,500 years ago.
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Mysterious skull surgery 2300 years ago
Scientists have discovered evidence of brain surgery on two skulls dating back more than 2,300 years.
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Technical details of
This is one of the methods of healing the headaches of ancient Peruvians.
Archeology
Discovered 600 ancient tombs dating back thousands of years
600 graves are buried beneath the rock and distributed on two newly found hills in Sichuan province.
Archeology
Amputation surgery is from 7,000 years ago
Surveying the skeletons, scientists believe that Stone Age humans know how to amputate their bodies to save lives.
Archeology
Inca brain surgery of the form of
According to a new study, ancient Peruvian Inca surgeons often succeeded in removing a small portion of the patient's skull to treat head injuries.
Archeology
Evidence of a neck brain surgery
Archaeologists claim to have discovered evidence of a brain surgery done nearly 1,800 years ago on a young woman's body - the victim died shortly after the operation.