A Peruvian elongated skull with metal surgically implanted after returning from battle, estimated to be from about 2000 years ago. The broken bone surrounding the repair is tightly fused together indicating it was a successful surgery.

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image showing A Peruvian elongated skull with metal surgically implanted after returning from battle, estimated to be from about 2000 years ago. The broken bone surrounding the repair is tightly fused together indicating it was a successful surgery.

OriginalEchoTheCat on April 11st, 2021 at 23:31 UTC »

I am extremely interested in what type of metal it was. Can you imagine if it was lead or ferrous iron or something of that nature? I mean this person's brain had to be on fire at some point right? I'm going to look it up.

Legendofbutter on April 12nd, 2021 at 00:43 UTC »

Imagine this no anesthesia

duluthzenithcity on April 12nd, 2021 at 00:48 UTC »

This guy did not walk away without brain damage