Trephination

(noun)

This primitive surgery removed a piece of bone from the skull, while the person was still alive, to allow drainage after a head injury.

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Examples of Trephination in the following topics:

  • The Nazca

    • Trephination was a primitive skull surgery used by the Nazca that relieved pressure on the brain from battle wounds or for ritual purposes.
    • Evidence of trephination has been seen through the analysis of excavated skulls.