Evidence for primitive type of brain surgery found in Bronze Age tomb

Ms Kalisher explained that both brothers — one of whom died in his teens or early 20s, and the other between his 20s and 40s — appear to have suffered from severe skeletal abnormalities.

One, for example, had both an additional cranial suture and an extra molar in one corner of his mouth, suggesting that he might have suffered from a congenital syndrome such as Cleidocranial dysplasia.

The bones of both, meanwhile, exhibited evidence of sustained iron deficiency anaemia during childhood, which likely impacted their development.

Despite these issues, however, the researchers believe that the brothers likely died as the result of an infectious disease.

In fact, a third of one of the skeletons and half of the other’s exhibit porosity, legions and signs of previous inflammation in the membranes surrounding the bones, suggesting that they likely had systemic, sustained cases of a disease like tuberculosis or leprosy.

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Article source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1738165/evidence-trepanation-primitive-brain-surgery-bronze-age-tomb-megiddo-israel