Archaeology · 7 · Hezekiah and Isaiah

Ancient brain surgery at Lachish

Among the remains in Lachish's mass grave, three skulls show successful trepanation, surgical holes drilled years before death.

Ancient medicine was surprisingly advanced.

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The grave held about 1,500 bodies, with heads buried separately, alongside countless Assyrian arrowheads.

Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 105

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