Through modern science, the grim discovery of a Medieval woman's remains is able to tell the tale of a "coffin birth" and ancient brain surgery. Despite the macabre nature of the grim discovery of a ...

The skull of an early medieval woman found in Italy shows signs of two trepanations – surgeries for making holes in the head. There were several reasons for trepanation, but in this case, the ...

The remains of a body found at an archaeological dig show in Yorkshire has revealed that surgeons were carrying out complicated skull operations in medieval times. HT Image The skull belonging to a 40 ...

A man who had suffered a near fatal blow to the head was operated on to remove bone fragments and relieve pressure on his brain. Days after the complex cranial surgery, the 40-year- old patient ...

Cranial surgery was carried out in Britain more than 1,000 years ago - according to scientists who have examined bones found in North Yorkshire. The skull, found by English Heritage at the abandoned ...

Surgeons were carrying out complicated skull operations in medieval times, the remains of a body found at an archaeological dig show. A skull belonging to a 40-year-old peasant man, who lived between ...

A massive haul of bones discovered in a medieval graveyard has given an insight into the medical capabilities of people 1,500 years ago. The skeletons, found in central Italy, show that many soldiers ...

The Medieval Period, commonly known as The Middle Ages spanned 1,000 years, from the 5th to the 15th century (476 AD to 1453 AD). It is the period in European history which started at the end of ...

The skull of a medieval Lombard woman found in central Italy shows signs of having undergone two trepanations — surgeries to make holes in the head. But why she underwent the painful procedures is ...