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Experts from a US museum believe it could be one of the oldest examples of advanced surgery. The Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma said the skull is reported to have been that of a man who was injured in battle before undergoing surgery to implant a piece of metal in his head to repair a fracture.

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[–] LaserTurboShark69@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Imagine living through getting your head smashed in as well as having it pieced back together and fixed with a chunk of crudely shaped metal. I hope they had some good drugs.

[–] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

Imagine if it was melted metal poured on his head to give it shape. πŸ’€

[–] Dave@lemmy.nz 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Is there more info?

My first thought is why did they discount the idea from movies of someone being executed painfully by having molten metal poured on their head?

[–] xep@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If it was molten metal, wouldn't the bone have signs of heat damage?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

That’s what she said 😏

[–] FrostyCaveman@lemm.ee 1 points 2 years ago

I wasn’t aware there was any metalworking going on that long ago in South America.. interesting

We have the technology

[–] ChiefSinner@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago

What if we all got it wrong, and the metal came from the guys helmet as it was bashed in from something heavy and hot that fused part of the helmet to the fractured skull?

[–] kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago