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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 ...

The trepanated skull of a Neolithic woman. The fact that the hole is rounded off by ingrowth of new bone suggests that the patient survived the operation. Wikimedia Commons Trepanation—the technique ...

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University of Leicester provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. Trepanation – the technique of removing bone from the skull by scraping, sawing, drilling or chiselling – has long ...

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