Art

Home page

Art

Analysis of skeleton discovered in Aghdam proves human surgery dating back 7000 years ago in Azerbaijan

12 November 2007 13:09 (UTC +04:00)

Professor Arif Mammadov, officer of Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences told APAâ€™s Karabakh bureau that the skeleton belongs to a 30-35-year-old woman and the scars on her brain proves that she underwent brain operation.
The scientist said that a skull was also discovered in Efetli village of Aghdam in 1971, which is the evidence of trepanation, into which a hole was drilled.
â€œIt shows that operations were performed with stone and bone tools in Azerbaijan 7000 years ago. Such facts were twice met during historical investigations. Both facts were discovered in the territory of Aghdam. Other four home appliances found in grave are related to four elements Zoroastrianism - fire, water, air and earth,â€ he said. /APA/