Sunday, January 18 2026

Day: January 18, 2026

A 5,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals One of the Earliest Medical Interventions in Anatolia

A 5,000-Year-Old Skull Reveals One of the Earliest Medical Interventions in Anatolia

One of the most striking testimonies to early medical knowledge in Anatolia is now on display at the Samsun Museum. Dating back nearly 5,000 years, a human skull bearing clear evidence of surgical intervention is considered among the earliest known examples of cranial surgery in human history. What makes this discovery exceptional is not only