Bronze Age skull from Jericho, Palestine
- Made:
- 2200-2000 BCE in Jericho
Excavated bronze age skull showing 4 healed trephinings, from Jericho, 2200-2000BC
Excavated bronze age skull showing four healed trepanning holes, from Jericho, Palestine, 2200-2000BC. Trepanning is the ancient practice of cutting holes in the skull, probably originally intended to release evil spirits or demons.
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A634844
- Materials:
- bones
- Measurements:
-
overall: .529 kg
Mandible: 72 mm x 130 mm x 110 mm,
Rest of skull: 173 mm x 139 mm x 202 mm,
- type:
- human remains and skull
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust
