Trepanation, medical treatment or ritual to let demon out from the skull
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In ancient times, trepanation was thought to be a treatment for various ailments, such as head injuries. It may also have been used to treat pain. Some scientists also think that the practice was used to pull spirits from the body in rituals.
Trephining probably took place as early as 10,000 bc, and a skull from about 5000 bc, found at Ensisheim in France, shows clear evidence of the operation.
Other skulls show that people survived it: bone around the hole has grown, proving that the patient lived.
Drilling holes into a person's skull is still practiced today, although it's usually called a craniotomy. In this procedure, a surgeon removes a piece of the skull to access the brain in order to treat conditions such as brain lesions and brain tumors.
In ancient times, trepanation was thought to be a treatment for various ailments, such as head injuries. It may also have been used to treat pain. Some scientists also think that the practice was used to pull spirits from the body in rituals.
Trephining probably took place as early as 10,000 bc, and a skull from about 5000 bc, found at Ensisheim in France, shows clear evidence of the operation.
Other skulls show that people survived it: bone around the hole has grown, proving that the patient lived.
Drilling holes into a person's skull is still practiced today, although it's usually called a craniotomy. In this procedure, a surgeon removes a piece of the skull to access the brain in order to treat conditions such as brain lesions and brain tumors.