Skeleton Shows Ancient Brain Surgery


	Skeleton Shows Ancient Brain Surgery

invictus

3-12-2008 7:12 PM

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archaeology, greece, brain surgery, ancient science, medicine, science

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3-13-2008 10:23 PM

RucRazy

Evidence of Surgery in Ancient India:
Trepanation at Burzahom (Kashmir) over 4000 years ago.

http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/reprints/sankhyan/burzahom.htm
http://www.kashmirnetwork.com/today/burzahom.html

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