Evidence of surgery in ancient India: Trepanation at Burzahom (Kashmir) over 4000 years ago

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 375-380

  Sankhyan, Anek R ^a,c   Weber, George H J ^b  

^a Anthropological Survey of India   (India)

^b Andarnan Association   (Switzerland)

^c F53/TIII Central Govt Quarters ^*  (India)

Author keywords

India; Indus civilization; Neolithic; Trepanation (trepanning, trephination)

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039488227     PISSN: 1047482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oa.579     Document Type: Article

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