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The authors present the case of a late neolithic skull (14C dating: 1940 calBC) found 1921 at Bölkendorf, 60 km north-easterly of Berlin. It shows a left frontal trephination (53 x 50 mm) and additionally a left temporo-occipital depressed skull fracture (both survived). Microscopic and 3D-CT analyses strongly suggest that the trephination has been performed for medical purposes.
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Piek, J., Lidke, G. & Terberger, T. Ancient Trephinations in Neolithic People - Evidence for Stone Age Neurosurgery?. Nat Prec (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.1615.1
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/npre.2008.1615.1
