Russian archaeologists discover 5000-year-old skull of man who underwent failed brain surgery
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A team of Russian archaeologists has unearthed 5000-year-old skull of a man who underwent ancient brain surgery. "This young man was unlucky. Despite the fact that the survival rate after trepanation was very high even in ancient times, he apparently died shortly after the surgery," Dr. Maria Dobrovolskaya, Laboratory of Contextual Anthropology chief, said. The 3D images of the skull show traces of trepanation on the Bronze Age man.