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This is one of the methods of healing the headaches of ancient Peruvians.

The research team from the University of California (USA) recently found evidence that, in South America - Peru country, the skull surgery to cure headache was conducted more than 1,000 years ago under conditions Completely inadequate facilities.

Accordingly, hand drill is the only tool used to remove part of the skull. And of course, these "surgeries" are absolutely not sterile and do not have any anesthetic or analgesic drugs.

The skull image was excavated with a lot of drills created from hand drill equipment

Participating in the study, archaeologist Danielle Kurin said, this device first appeared in the Andean plateau from 200 - 600 but not yet popular. Later, it was widely adopted because of its high feasibility, but was banned completely since the sixteenth century when the Spanish occupied and ruled.

According to Kurin, Peruvian people use this tool to treat many head-related diseases such as bumps, nervous system problems, mental or mental illness signs. But the strange thing is, it is also used to treat a heart attack.

The study of the remains of the remains from about 1000 - 1250 was discovered together with the cave hand drill device in Andean, Peru, archaeologists recreated the process of cremation of the ancients. According to them, many skull cutting techniques are carried out at the same time.

First, the patient was shaved, then applied the herb marking the cranial area needed and proceeded to drill. Sometimes the surgery is successful and the patient recovers, but sometimes the situation gets worse.

A part of the skull of this skull is developing in an instant.This shows that the surgery was successful

In cases of illness, after a few years, the patient's skull will gradually develop to cover the drilled gap. But there are also cases that it cannot be completely filled, leading to the patient being cohabited throughout life with a hole in the skull.

If the patient dies (usually men, because this type of surgery is banned in women and children), his skull will be donated for scientific research and educational purposes. The reason for this is because the technique of drilling and cutting the skull shell without touching the brain is complicated, requires good skills and practice many times.

Besides, thanks to the method of measuring radioactive carbon, scientists hope to re-enact a part of the life and death of ancient Peruvians to serve the history of research.