Piek J, Lidke G, Terberger T
University of Rostock, Neurosurgery, Schillingallee 35, Rostock, Germany.
Cent Eur Neurosurg. 2011 Feb;72(1):42-3. doi: 10.1055/s-0029-1246133. Epub 2010 Mar 10.
Trephinations in Neolithic people have been described all over the world. The reasons for these operations however are not always clear. In the present paper the authors describe the rare case of a Neolithic skull (dated to 1940 cal BC [calibrated before Christ]) showing the combination of a trephination combined with a healed depressed skull fracture. The authors conclude that at least in some cases such operations have been performed for "purely" medical reasons.
世界各地均有关于新石器时代人类环锯术的记载。然而，这些手术的原因并不总是明确的。在本文中，作者描述了一例罕见的新石器时代头骨（年代测定为公元前1940年[校正公元前]），该头骨显示出环锯术与已愈合的颅骨凹陷性骨折并存的情况。作者得出结论，至少在某些情况下，此类手术是出于“纯粹”的医学原因而进行的。
