Bronze Age Adolescent in Myanmar May Have Survived Skull Surgery 3,000 Years Ago
A circular opening in the skull of an adolescent buried in Bronze Age Myanmar may preserve evidence of a remarkable medical intervention. Its healed edges…
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A 2.2-Meter Statue of the God of Medicine Emerges from a Monumental Gateway at Aspendos
Archaeologists excavating Aspendos in southern Türkiye have uncovered a 2.20-meter-high marble sculpture of Asclepius accompanied by Telesphorus, adding new evidence for the worship of healing…
A 4,000-Year-Old Child’s Skull in Uzbekistan Reveals a Risky Bronze Age Surgery
A small grave in southern Uzbekistan has drawn archaeologists into one of the most difficult corners of Bronze Age life: illness, childhood, and the decision…
First-Ever Gemstone Filling Found in a Maya Molar — Evidence Shows It Was Done on a Living Person
A rare Maya molar with a gemstone filling has been identified as the first known example of its kind—and scientific evidence shows the procedure was…
Roman Medicine Used Human Feces—Pergamon Now Has the Proof
For centuries, Greco-Roman medical texts described remedies made from human waste, but whether these treatments were ever truly prepared remained uncertain.A small Roman glass vessel…
Polish archaeologists discover rare Celtic trepanation tool and iron casting evidence at Łysa Góra
A team of Polish archaeologists has uncovered a rare surgical tool used for skull trepanation and traces of iron casting at the “Łysa Góra” site…