👉 PALEO-PATHOLOGY ARTIFACT WITH TREPHINATION MARKS
| SAHI Id: | SAHI-252 |
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| Sahi Flag: | NIIMH/SAHI/TN/AT/1500BCE |
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| Source Location: | Village: Adichanallur excavation site, District: Thoothukudi |
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| Source-Site: | The two skulls found in Adichanallur excavation site located at Thoothukudi district of Tamil Nadu. |
| Source Current Location: | These two skulls were currently preserved in the Chennai Archaeology Museum, Tamil Nadu, and the Adichanallur excavation site located at the Thoothukudi district, which has been protected by the Archaeological Survey of India. |
| Source Reference: | 1. Reddy D R, Satyamurthy T. Cranial trepanation in ancient India. Neurol India. 2019, 67; 639-42. 2. Excavations at Adichchanallur by Dr. Sathyabhama Badhreenath, Published by the Director General Archaeological Survey of India, Tilak Marg, New Delhi. 2 |
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| Time Period: | 1500 BCE |
| History and Significance: | This site first excavated by the Andrew Jagor in 1876 and later many archaeologists such as Alexander Rea (1899), Louis Lapicque (1903), Henderson (1915), and recently in 2004–2005 by an archaeologist and one of the authors (T.S). This site was initially deemed an ancient burial site due to the discovery of skeletal remains in urns, but comprehensive research in recent years confirmed this as an ancient, prehistoric mining site for copper, gold, and iron. |
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| Medical Information: | Paleo-Pathology artifact depicting about practice of Trephination in India. |
| Description: | Trepanation in India discovered from Adichanallur prehistoric mining site (1500 BC) located in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. Paleo-Pathology artifact depicting practice of Trephination. |
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