The goal of Ancient Origins is to highlight recent archaeological discoveries, peer-reviewed academic research and evidence, as well as offering alternative viewpoints and explanations of science, archaeology, mythology, religion and history around the globe.We’re the only Pop Archaeology site combining scientific research with out-of-the-box perspectives.More skulls have been discovered in other parts of Greece showing evidence of complicated brain surgery.We still do not know what had been used instead of anaesthetic in the past since having brain surgery without anaesthesia would have been intolerable and most probably impossible.There are also instances, however, where people are Rh-Negative.Health problems may occur for the unborn child of a mother with Rh-Negative blood when the baby is Rh-Positive.
Another skull that was found from 200 BC belonged to a man of 50 years old that had brain surgery using the drilling method.This was because spirituality was directly connected to medicine in those times, something that is significantly lacking in today’s era.Egypt, India, Assyria, Sumeria and other civilizations have also used brain surgery.During that period of time the earliest form of surgery was trephining which resulted in opening a small round hole in the head.However, it appears that the procedure had nothing to do with injury and it is not known why it was practiced.Again for this patient the skull was cured while evidence for infection were minimal.The patient survived for at least five to six years.Some surgeons suggest that the techniques used are comparable to the ones been used by modern neurosurgery with the exception of anaesthetic and antiseptic that we use today.The earliest example of brain surgery goes back 6,000 years to Cappadocia, Turkey.Some patients survived trephining and some did not.One of the reasons that we lack evidence for the methods used for curing diseases in ancient Greece is that the patients were asked to give an oath of silence once they were cured at the Asklepion, temples of god.
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