Re: Skull find reveals ancient brain surgery nearly 1,800 years agoin

Matt Giwer wrote:

> Agamemnon wrote:
> >       Skull find reveals ancient surgery nearly 1,800 years ago in
Greece
> >                   Posted : Thu, 13 Mar 2008 12:27:03 GMT
>
>         To my way of thinking all successful brain surgery over 100
years ago is
> deserving of equal note and wonder. Noting of course that unsuccessful
brain
> surgeries are a dime a dozen.
>

especially considering the fact that most of these 'ancient
holes in skulls' are as much ritual as anything and not necessarily
medical at all,
or of those medical (like bleeding
for pneumonia ).

Jerry





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