In the 1860s, a U.S. newspaper editor, author, and amateur archaeologist named E.G. Squier traveled to Cuzco, Peru. He visited the home of a wealthy woman who collected antiquities to view an ancient ...

Surgical interventions that require drilling a hole in the skull are now known as “trepanation.” People may have begun using this process earlier than the 19th century when modern neurosurgery began.

Although scientists are still unsure how the brain works, one thing's for sure: since the cromagnon days of man, mentally ill people have benefited from a good trepanation. For some reason, a crude ...

Trepanation—the technique of removing bone from the skull by scraping, sawing, drilling or chiseling—has long fascinated those interested in the darker side of medical history. One stock tale is that ...

Scientists analyzed the skull of a medieval woman who once lived in central Italy and found evidence that she experienced at least two brain surgeries consistent with the practice of trepanation, ...

Even with a highly skilled neurosurgeon, the most effective anesthesia, and all the other advances of modern medicine, most of us would cringe at the thought of undergoing cranial surgery today. After ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The skeletons of the brothers were found in 2016 at Tel Megiddo, the site of a Canaanite city-state in the Late Bronze Age. The ...

You might think you need an extra hole in your head like… well, a hole in your head. But trepanation has been hailed as the “oldest surgery.” Medical professionals have long since abandoned the ...

Get the Well Enough newsletter with Harry Bullmore for tips on living a healthier, happier and longer life Get the Well Enough email with Harry Bullmore Trepanation, or the technique of removing bone ...

The word trepanation refers to the old surgical practice of making a hole in someone's head to relive pressure. No, Trepanation Art Gallery doesn't feature that as one of its services, but the 3-month ...