Remains at archaeological site from Bronze Age Israel had 'brain surgery'
In biblical times, two unnamed brothers suffered from chronic illness, and one was treated by making a hole in his head
Trephination of Individual 1. A-B: Magnified edges of the trephination, each with a 2 mm scale bar. Images captured with a Leica EZ4D stereo microscope. C: All four edges of the trephination, scale bar is 1 cm. D: Reconstructed location of trephination on head. (photo credit: Kalisher et al.,2023, PLOS ONE, CC-BY 4.0)ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICHUpdated:
