Skull Trepanations in Bronze Age Greece: An Archaeologist's View

Alušík, Tomáš

doi:10.1016/j.wneu.2015.02.010

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“…Other cases of trepanation from the same period are also well documented: several findings from the Bronze Age Greece 1,60,61 , from the Anatolian area 62,63 and also from Italy 3,6,20,[64][65][66] attest the wide diffusion of this neurosurgical practice in Bronze Age Europe. Among the numerous cases of prone deposition and trepanation, this is the first case of association between a surgical treatment and a deviant burial known by now in Italy.…”

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“…The practice of trepanation has been documented as one of the most ancient surgical intervention ever discovered, presenting almost worldwide evidences from Prehistory to more recent periods [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] . This practice is defined as the surgical removal of a portion of the neurocranium through different techniques with the aim to treat several typologies of disorders (epilepsy, fever, traumas or infections, cephalic disorders related to high intracranial pressure and others) [11][12][13][14][15] .…”

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New Evidence of Prehistoric Neurosurgery in Italy: The Case of Castello Del Tartaro

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Archaeological evidences of trepanation during the European Bronze Age are numerous, and testify a wide application of neurosurgical practices during Prehistory. In some particular cases, trepanations may be associated with other peculiar evidences concerning funerary practices. The aim of this paper is to present the case of a woman from the Recent Bronze Age site of Castello del Tartaro (Verona, Italy), who was buried in a prone position and whose skeletal remains presented evidences of a probable frontal trepanation.The association between a deviant burial and a trepanation could be of interest in better understanding the history and the perception of neurosurgical practices during Prehistory.

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