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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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[โ€“] EmoDuck@sh.itjust.works 20 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I am not a medical expert but I concur that having molten metal poured over your head and having signs of healing would have very little correlation

[โ€“] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Go stay at a Holliday Inn and tell us what you think the following morning.