Medicine in the Middle Age: A case of trepanation from the necropolis in the Castle of Shkodra (Albania)
Trepanation is one of the oldest known surgical procedures, involving the removal of a section of the cranial vault with sharp instruments. Evidence of this practice spans from prehistory to the present day.The case presented here represents the first data on this medical procedure discovered in th...
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Bulletins et mémoires de la société d’anthropologie de Paris
2026
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| Zusammenfassung: | Trepanation is one of the oldest known surgical procedures, involving the removal of a section of the cranial vault with sharp instruments. Evidence of this practice spans from prehistory to the present day.The case presented here represents the first data on this medical procedure discovered in the territory of Albania. The individual under study was uncovered during excavations in the cemetery of the Church of Saint Stephen, situated within the fortress of Shkodra. Based on 14C dating it i... |
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