Ghosts of Machu Picchu: Inca Skull Surgery

Explore historical patterns that led to large numbers of head injuries among citizens of the Inca Empire. Discover how the Inca performed a type of skull surgery called trepanation five hundred years ago without the benefit of steel scalpels, anesthesia or antibiotics.

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