A Peruvian elongated skull has been branded “one of the most interesting” pieces after it appears to have been fused together by metal thousands of years ago.
The skull, which is currently in the possession of SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma, US, is believed to have been damaged in battle 2000 years ago.
After returning from battle in a wounded condition, the warrior had to have surgery on his skull after it was fractured.
Suffering a broken skull can be a very serious injury and result in either disability and even death.
It is believed Peruvian surgeons were forced to act and miraculously managed to fuse metal to seal the damaged area.
'We don't have a ton of background on this piece, but we do know he survived the procedure.' said museum.
'Based on the broken bone surrounding the repair, you can see that it's tightly fused together. It was a successful surgery.'
'We don't know the metal. Traditionally, silver and gold was used for this type of procedure,' a spokesperson of museum said.
Fractured skulls were reportedly common injures in battle due to weapons being primarily sling stones and bashing clubs, according to physical anthropologist John Verano of Tulane University, and is why Peruvian surgeons became experts in treating them.
According to an interview with Verano by National Geographic, trepanation would see a Peruvian surgeon pick up a simple tool and scrape a hole in the skull of a living human without modern anaesthesia or sterile techniques.
The skull, which is currently in the possession of SKELETONS: Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma, US, is believed to have been damaged in battle 2000 years ago.
After returning from battle in a wounded condition, the warrior had to have surgery on his skull after it was fractured.
Suffering a broken skull can be a very serious injury and result in either disability and even death.
It is believed Peruvian surgeons were forced to act and miraculously managed to fuse metal to seal the damaged area.
'We don't have a ton of background on this piece, but we do know he survived the procedure.' said museum.
'Based on the broken bone surrounding the repair, you can see that it's tightly fused together. It was a successful surgery.'
'We don't know the metal. Traditionally, silver and gold was used for this type of procedure,' a spokesperson of museum said.
Fractured skulls were reportedly common injures in battle due to weapons being primarily sling stones and bashing clubs, according to physical anthropologist John Verano of Tulane University, and is why Peruvian surgeons became experts in treating them.
According to an interview with Verano by National Geographic, trepanation would see a Peruvian surgeon pick up a simple tool and scrape a hole in the skull of a living human without modern anaesthesia or sterile techniques.
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