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Ancient Trepanations and Differential Diagnosis: A Re-Evaluation of Skeletal Remains from Denmark
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Bennike, Pia |
| Copyright Year | 2003 |
| Description | A survey of 18 reported prehistoric Danish skulls that bore evidence of surgical treatment was discussed in a previous study (Bennike, 1985). The aim was to list the samples that had already been claimed to be cases of trepanation. However, these cases have recently been reassessed and in the light of accumulated experience in the field of palaeopathology, it seems likely that at least some of the skulls should be diagnosed differently. Recently, they were compared with a number of skulls from a nineteenth-century pathological bone collection with known diagnoses and with 60 skulls from a fourteenth-century mass grave with more than 120 injuries produced by sharp weapons. As we cannot put a name to the battle, we do not know the nature of the fight, the combat methods or how the victims were killed (Bennike, 1998, 2000). Book Name: Trepanation |
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| Ending Page | 128 |
| Page Count | 22 |
| Starting Page | 107 |
| DOI | 10.1201/b16983-10 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2003-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Book Name: Trepanation Archaeology History Treatment Survey Differential Danish Skulls Ancient Palaeopathology Century Fourteenth Trepanations |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Chapter |
