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Reaching the Brain
The Skull & The Saw
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Trepanning is one of the most ancient operations known to man.
Prehistoric skulls with man-made holes have been found - made in a bid to allow oxygen onto the brain, or to release evil spirits...?
Discover the medicines, fearsome drills and brutal saws once used in this worrying practice.
Where
Old Operating Theatre, Museum and Herb Garret
9a St Thomas Street, SE1 9RY
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Updated: 5 August 2006
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