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

Archaeologists discover a pair of brothers who lived around 3,500 years ago had access to "brain surgery" after finding a square piece of bone missing from a skull.

ABC News · Feb 22, 2023

One-legged Stone Age skeleton may show oldest amputation

The 31,000-year-old skeleton of a young adult found in a cave in Indonesia that is missing its left foot and part of its left leg reveal the oldest known evidence of an amputation, according to a new study.

The Hindu · Sep 9, 2022

This 31,000-year-old fossil reveals the world's oldest amputation

In a new study, scientists may have discovered evidence of the earliest known use of surgery among hunter-gatherers at least 31,000 years ago in Borneo.

Inverse · Sep 8, 2022

31,000-year-old skeleton missing lower left leg is earliest known evidence of surgery, experts say

Finding by Australian and Indonesian archaeologists in remote Borneo cave rewrites understanding of human history

The Guardian - AU · Sep 7, 2022

One-legged Stone Age skeleton may show oldest amputation

A skeleton from 31,000 years ago may be the earliest evidence found of an amputation surgery in humans

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

Evidence of earliest known limb amputation discovered in Borneo

The discovery suggests surgery was carried out around 31,000 years ago and the patient recovered.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022