4,000-year-old child’s skull surgery found at Djarkutan is oldest known evidence in Central Asia (opens in new tab)

A burial uncovered at the ancient city of Djarkutan in Uzbekistan is offering rare evidence of medical treatment from 4,000 years ago. Archaeologists found signs of skull surgery on the remains of a child who died at about five years of age, making the case the oldest known example of surgery in Central Asia and […]