Medicine and Health

Surgical amputation of a limb 31,000 years ago in Borneo

T. R. Maloney, I. E. Dilkes-hall, et al.

Discover an extraordinary finding from Borneo that reveals a successful limb amputation performed over 31,000 years ago, challenging our understanding of medical knowledge among ancient foraging societies. This groundbreaking research was conducted by Tim Ryan Maloney and colleagues.

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Abstract

This paper reports the discovery of skeletal remains from Borneo indicating a successful limb amputation performed during childhood, approximately 31,000 years ago. This finding challenges the prevailing view that complex surgical procedures emerged only with settled agricultural societies, suggesting sophisticated medical knowledge existed among foraging populations in tropical Asia before the Neolithic Revolution.

Publisher

Nature

Published On

Sep 15, 2022

Authors

Tim Ryan Maloney, India Eila Dilkes-Hall, Melandri Vlok, Adhi Agus Oktaviana, Pindi Setiawan, Andika Arief Drajat Priyanto, Marlon Rimmasse, I. Made Geria, Muslimin A. R. Effendy, Budd Istiwan, Falentinus Triwijaya Atmoko, Shintaria Adhityatama, Ian Moffat, Renaud Joannes-Boyau, Adam Brumm, Maxime Aubert

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-05160-8

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