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skeleton, 3rd century A.D., Veria, Greece
Thursday, Mar. 13, 2008

Open quoteWe interpret the find as a case of complicated surgery which only a trained and specialized doctor could have attempted.Close quote

  • IOANNIS GRAIKOS
  • a Greek archeologist, who unearthed a rare surgically perforated skull — suggestive of brain surgery — of a woman who lived 1,800 years ago near Thessaloniki, Greece
Photo: Greek Culture Ministry / AP | Source: AP