A team of European researchers found cut marks near lesions on the skull of an Egyptian man dating back thousands of years. The marks suggest a form of cancer treatment.
The Sept. 20, 2018 photo shows human skulls and bones from the battle of Tollensetal about 1250 BC. displayed at an archeological exhibition at the Martin-Gropius-Bau Museum in Berlin. A team of European researchers found cut marks near lesions on …
The older skull, belonging to a man in his 30s, had signs of a tumor as well as around 30 smaller metastasized growths — and cut marks around them. While the ancient Egyptians are known to have treated cranial fractures, used dental fillings, built prosthetics and treated traumatic injury, the skulls offer new evidence that they knew about and tried to treat cancer.
The second skull, belonging to a woman in her 50s, showed signs of cancer, which was not treated, and of successful treatment for a close-range traumatic weapon injury.
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