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Evidence of surgery in Ancient India: trepanation at Burzahom (Kashmir) over 4000 years ago
Author(s) -
Sankhyan Anek R.,
Weber George H.J.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
international journal of osteoarchaeology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.738
H-Index - 60
eISSN - 1099-1212
pISSN - 1047-482X
DOI - 10.1002/oa.579
Subject(s) - indus , civilization , skull , ancient history , history , archaeology , skeleton (computer programming) , medicine , surgery , geology , anatomy , paleontology , structural basin
Abstract The article describes a neolithic skeleton with multiple‐trepanated skull found in Kashmir, the archaeological circumstances of the find, the dating, the background, the skeletal evidence, the details of the trepanation and possible affiliations of the Indus civilization. It speculates briefly about possible medical grounds for the surgery. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.