Turkey.. Discovery of a 3200-year-old perforated skull

Archaeologists in the Turkish province of Van have discovered a 3,200-year-old skull with a triangular hole, indicating that its owner had undergone trepanation.

Arkeonews points out that excavations and excavations began in the area in 2016, during which archaeologists found many skeletons and skulls in a cemetery dating back to the early Iron Age.

According to the site, the process of piercing the skull is one of the oldest medical procedures, as it has been performed for thousands of years, and archaeologists have found similar skulls in Europe, Africa and China.

And the “doctors” in ancient times considered this process a cure for various diseases, including craniocerebral injuries. Some scholars believe that this process was used to expel spirits from the body.

Scientists have not been able to understand whether the owner of the skull found in Turkey recovered after the operation or died because of it. The scientists also did not specify whether this process was carried out due to health problems or is part of some kind of ritual, and most likely they will not be able to do this.

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