Trepanation in Mesoamerica has been practised by a number of pre-Columbian cultures in the Mesoamerican region, dating from at least the mid-Preclassic...

Trepanning, also known as trepanation, trephination, trephining or making a burr hole (the verb trepan derives from Old French from Medieval Latin trepanum...

in certain circumstances such as bone marrow cancer and leukemia.[citation needed] Trepan Trepanning Trepanation in Mesoamerica Instruments used in general...

found in France, and subsequent use was evidenced by the Ancient Romans, Egyptians, and in Trepanation in Mesoamerica. The practice of trepanning is also...

prismatic blade material is obsidian, as obsidian use was widespread in Mesoamerica, though chert, flint, and chalcedony blades are not uncommon. The term...

northern Pacific coast. Sedentary societies developed primarily in two regions: Mesoamerica and the Andean civilizations. Mesoamerican cultures include Zapotec...

National University of San Marcos in Peru in 1909. While still a student, Tello studied the practice of trepanation among natives of Huarochirí, and amassed...

earliest known civilizations of ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, and Mesoamerica. Born in Edinburgh, Hancock studied sociology at Durham University before...

cultures in the Andes and Mesoamerica, the Old Copper complex mined and fabricated copper as tools, weapons, and personal ornaments in an area centered in the...

years ago in the Middle East, and also independently originated in many other areas including Southeast Asia, parts of Africa, Mesoamerica, and the Andes...