Ancient Surgery and Brutal Conflict: The Remarkable Discovery of a Viking-Era Trepanation at Wandlebury Hill Fort
Main Facts Archaeologists working in Cambridgeshire, England, have unearthed a groundbreaking piece of medical and historical evidence: the skull of a 9th-century man bearing clear, physical proof of an ancient neurosurgical procedure known as trepanation. Unearthed at the Wandlebury Iron Age hill fort, the skeletal remains date back nearly 1,200 years to a volatile era…
