trepanation
i gave my first conference presentation (in my second year of university) on the ancient peruvian practice of trepanation - drilling or scraping a hole in the skull to relieve pressure from trauma or any number of undesirable mental conditions. the peruvians were extremely good at it, as evidenced by substantial bone regrowth after the operation, and before death.
a recent find on the bank of the thames shows evidence of successful trepanation circa 1750 b.c. "The skull shows that there were people in Britain at the time with significant anatomical and surgical skills, ones not bettered in Europe until Classical Greek and Roman times more than a thousand years later."
cool.
a recent find on the bank of the thames shows evidence of successful trepanation circa 1750 b.c. "The skull shows that there were people in Britain at the time with significant anatomical and surgical skills, ones not bettered in Europe until Classical Greek and Roman times more than a thousand years later."
cool.
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Documentary Examines Benefits Of Drilling A Hole In One's Head
It would seem common sense that drilling a hole in one's head would not be recommended for one's health and well being. Really? What if you were told that Bill Clinton's mentor at Oxford University, Lord James Neidpath, drilled a hole in his head? Or that the procedure is as old as the ancient Egyptians and Incas that practiced it? Or that those who have undergone the surgery report added energy, increased brain power, and even induce a permanent feeling of high?
It is the strange phenomena of trepanation, the procedure of drilling a small hole through one's skull, that is examined by an hour-long documentary released by alternative/rock musician Cevin Soling. 'A Hole In the Head' examines the development of "modern" trepanation as used by people in the United Kingdom, the United States, and The Netherlands for the purpose of attaining a higher level of consciousness.
The DVD can purchased online at http://www.holeintheheadmovie.com
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