Re: Looking for information

[JBRMM266@aol.com]

Poster: JBRMM266@aol.com

In a message dated 98-07-17 09:02:16 EDT, heather@pop.net writes:

<< I saw something on the Learning channel once about a skull found from
ancient times that had had BRAIN surgery! TWICE!
 
 Yup, Egyptians did it regularly! 

-Miri>>

So did Europeans in the Middle Ages.  Trepanning, it was called.  They drilled
holes in the skull to relieve pressure on the brain.

~Donal Mac Ruiseart
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