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Brown Ph.D. Student Uncovers Early Evidence Of Brain Surgery In Ancient Near East
February 23, 2023
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 23 (TNSjou) -- Brown University issued the following news release on Feb. 22, 2023:

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A recent excavation in Megiddo, Israel, unearthed the earliest example of a particular type of cranial surgery in the Ancient Near East -- and potentially one of the oldest examples of leprosy in the world.

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Archaeologists know that people have practiced cranial trephination, a medical procedure that involves cutting a h . . .

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