Ancient cranial surgery: Practice of drilling holes in the cranium that dates back thousands of years - 0 views
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Ivan Pavlov on 20 Dec 13...evidence shows that healers in Peru practiced trepanation - a surgical procedure that involves removing a section of the cranial vault using a hand drill or a scraping tool - more than 1,000 years ago to treat a variety of ailments, from head injuries to heartsickness.