Ancient Medicine: What Was the Earliest Surgery? (Video)
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<p>Around 30,000 years ago in Borneo, an ancient surgeon performed a groundbreaking operation on a child with a severe leg injury. Using rudimentary tools likely made of stone, they skillfully severed the bones in the child's leg, navigating through delicate tissues to prevent fatal blood loss or shock. This remarkable feat, considered the earliest known
surgical procedure, predates previous estimations of humanity's advancement in medical practices.</p>
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<p>Before this discovery, it was widely believed that major medical innovations emerged with settled agricultural societies around 7000 years ago. However, the Borneo finding challenges this notion, suggesting that advanced medical knowledge existed much earlier. The evidence from the meticulously buried remains of the amputee reveals deliberate and skilled surgical intervention, indicating a level of medical expertise previously unrecognized in ancient times.</p>
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