Partial cranial trephination by means of Hippocrates’ τρύπανον (trypanon) on a 5th century BC skeleton from the western necropolis of the Greek colony of Himera (Sicily, Italy).

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Abstract

The paper deals with a new case of partial cranial trephination found in one of the necropolises of the Greek colony of Himera in Sicily. It is one of the very few cases of cranial trephination of Greek classical age. Macroscopic as well as radiological investigations prove that the operation was perimortal as no growth of new bone could be detected, SEM-EDS microanalysis of the piece revealed the traces left by the tool used during trephination. The review of ancient Greek and Latin medical and surgical texts permitted us to establish that the tool used in Himera was a trypanon mentioned by Hippocrates and named terebra by Latin authors

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  • Fabbri P.F. , Lonoce N. , Masieri M. , Caramella D. , Valentino M. , Vassallo S. ,

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OSTEOARCHAEOLOGY

Anno di pubblicazione

2010

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1047-482X

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Numero di citazioni Wos

9

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27/04/2018

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