Neolithic cranium showing trephination by scraping, from Canary Islands

Excavated Neolithic cranium showing trephination by scraping, from Canary Islands, 3000-2001BC

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A634845
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
overall: 127 mm x 134 mm x 181 mm, .52 kg
type:
human remains and skulls
credit:
Wellcome Trust