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Area of Science:

  • Archaeology
  • Paleopathology
  • Surgical History

Background:

  • Trepanation, the surgical creation of cranial openings, was practiced across various ancient cultures.
  • Archaeological evidence of trepanation continues to emerge from new geographic and temporal contexts.
  • Interpreting healed cranial defects as trepanation presents diagnostic challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To emphasize the importance of differential diagnosis in identifying trepanation in archaeological remains.
  • To differentiate surgical cranial defects from non-surgical causes.
  • To provide a framework for evaluating healed cranial lesions.

Main Methods:

  • Review of archaeological reports on cranial defects.
  • Analysis of diagnostic criteria for trepanation.
  • Comparison of trepanation with other causes of skull defects (congenital anomalies, trauma, infection, neoplasm, taphonomic damage).

Main Results:

  • Unhealed trepanations are identifiable by direct tool marks.
  • Healed trepanations are challenging to diagnose due to bone remodeling obscuring the cause.
  • A systematic differential diagnosis is crucial for accurate identification.

Conclusions:

  • Accurate identification of ancient trepanation relies on differentiating surgical defects from other cranial pathologies.
  • Differential diagnosis is essential for all suspected trepanations, particularly healed lesions.
  • Further research into distinguishing features of healed trepanations is warranted.