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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Nilima Marshall

Earliest evidence of ‘uncommon’ type of brain surgery found in Israel

The earliest evidence of an “uncommon” type of brain surgery performed some time around 1500 BC has been unearthed by archaeologists in Israel.

Scientists examined the remains of two individuals – thought to be brothers – buried in a tomb at the archaeological site of Tel Megiddo.

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