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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks DaveLoneRanger for the link.

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[NutCrackerBoy]

The hole had clearly been made for medical reasons. -Ananova

That may be wishful thinking or political correctness at work. What makes them think it wasn't some sort of punishment?

[Dustbunny]

Neat. I have always said the ancients were not as stupid and backward as many have tried to convience us they were.

[nmh]

"He said: "The skull dates back to 2500-1800 BC and the hole had clearly been made for medical reasons. "

It would ne interesting to know the medical reasons for this.

[Coleus]

was it surgery or an autopsy? maybe they cut the hole after he died to let the spirits out.