Incan skulls showing evidence of practiced brain surgery. The Incan people practiced brain surgery, in which a piece was chipped out of the skull, part of the brain removed, and the hole covered by metal beaten flat. Photo courtesy & taken by Thomas Quine
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Incan skulls showing evidence of practiced brain surgery.

The Incan people practiced brain surgery, in which a piece was chipped out of the skull, part of the brain removed, and the hole covered by metal beaten flat.

Photo courtesy & taken by Thomas Quine

Source: flickr.com

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    the best thing is that the bone of the skull around the holes shows growth which means the patients survived the...
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