• NIIMH, Hyderabad, Telangana

Artifact

SAHI Id: SAHI-252
Sahi Flag: NIIMH/SAHI/TN/AT/1500BCE
Resource Type: Paleo-pathology Artifact
Source Location: Village: Adichanallur excavation site, District: Thoothukudi
Source State/Province/UT: Tamil Nadu
Source Country: India
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 inscription belonging to the king 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
Material of the Inscription/Sculpture: Artifact
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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Medical System: Ayurveda
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Evidence Name: Primary medical Evidences
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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.