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2,000-year-old skull of a Peruvian warrior found to be fused together by metal (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Experts from a US museum believe it could be one of the oldest examples of advanced surgery. The Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma said the skull is reported to have been that of a man who was injured in battle before undergoing surgery to implant a piece of metal in his head to repair a fracture.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If it was molten metal, wouldn't the bone have signs of heat damage?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

That’s what she said 😏