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hillsbororiver:
As Beloved pointed out earlier the process of trephination goes way back and even more amazing it was not a regional custom limited to one area of the world but there is evidence of this being done throughout the world, even 10,000 (or so they say) years ago.

This is from Wikipedia;

Trepanation (also known as trepanning, trephination, trephining or burr hole) is surgery in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the skull, thus exposing the dura mater in order to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases, though in the modern era it is used only to treat epidural and subdural hematomas, as an extreme body modification, and for surgical access for certain other neurosurgical procedures, such as intracranial pressure monitoring.

Trepanation was carried out for both medical reasons and mystical practices for a long time: evidence of trepanation has been found in prehistoric human remains from Neolithic times onwards, per cave paintings indicating that people believed the practice would cure epileptic seizures, migraines, and mental disorders.[1] Furthermore, Hippocrates gave specific directions on the procedure from its evolution through the Greek age.

The modern medical procedure of corneal transplant surgery uses a technique known as trepanning or trephining, however the operation is conducted on the eye (not the skull), with an instrument called a trephine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trepanation

Here are a few more links;

http://www.neurosurgery.org/Cybermuseum/pre20th/treph/trephination.html

http://www.uic.edu/classes/osci/osci590/6_2Trephination.htm

http://www.mesoweb.com/features/tiesler/Cranial.pdf

http://www.discoveriesinmedicine.com/Ra-Thy/Surgical-Instruments.html

Interesting stuff indeed but please don't try this at home!  ;)

Peace,

Joe

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