Evidence of Bronze Age neurosurgery found in remains of wealthy brothers buried in Israel

Trephination was practised around the world, and often did not end well for the patient. (Reuters)

Archaeologists have uncovered early evidence of brain surgery after the discovery of two brothers buried beneath the floor of a late Late Bronze Age-era building.

The young men were buried between 1450 and 1550 BC in what is now the urban centre of Megiddo, Israel.