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[Forehead shape in "Toulouse" artificial skull deformations].
Ann Chir Plast Esthet
November 2024
Service de chirurgie maxillofaciale et chirurgie plastique, hôpital Necker-Enfants-malades, laboratoire forme et croissance du crâne, institut Imagine, faculté de médecine, AP-HP, université Paris Cité, Paris, France. Electronic address:
Artificial skull deformations were performed in all cultures since Prehistoric times using external devices, to permanently modify the shape of the head of newborns. Two types of deformations are reported: (1) antero-posterior deformations ("flat heads") and (2) circumferential deformations ("long heads"). Deformation devices exert mechanical forces on the forehead and the occiput: forehead shape is thus a major source of information for diagnosis, classification and on the culture significance of artificial skull deformations.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFCranial Surgery in Antiquity: The Size of Trepanations During the Neolithic Period in France.
World Neurosurg
October 2024
UMR 7194 - HNHP, Département Homme et Environnement. Musée de l'Homme, Paris, France; Department of Humanities, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
The trepanation, a surgical procedure performed on the skull, finds its roots in prehistoric times. This investigation delves into the analysis of the trepanned skulls housed at the Musée de l'Homme in Paris, focusing on those found in France, a region abundant in archaeological evidence of early neurosurgical techniques. With the opportunity to scrutinize these human remains, our study aimed to analyze the dimensions of Neolithic trepanations across 41 skulls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFar away from home? Ancient DNA shows the presence of bicolored shrew () in Bronze Age Denmark.
Ecol Evol
July 2024
Trace and Environmental DNA (TrEnD) Laboratory, School of Molecular and Life Sciences Curtin University Bentley Western Australia Australia.
An excavation of an Early Iron Age village near Aalborg in Denmark uncovered the jaws and skull fragments from a small mammal that were morphologically identified to the genus (white-toothed shrews). Three species are known from prehistoric continental Europe but none of them are distributed in Scandinavia, which is why this surprising finding warranted further analyses. The bone was radiocarbon-dated to 2840-2750 calibrated years before present (cal.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPrehistoric or current primitive cranial operations.
Prog Brain Res
April 2024
Department of Neurosurgery, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway. Electronic address:
Humankind demonstrates boundless curiosity, mostly expressed through the activities of a small number of individuals, whose achievements affect all members of society. The extent and distribution of pre-historic trepanation and trepanation in contemporary unsophisticated societies are reviewed. In the great majority of cases the intention of trepanation has been therapeutic, even if the understanding of underlying pathophysiology is not the same as that which scientific societies now accept.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInvestigation of the presence of Non-carious cervical lesions (NCCLs) in ancient adult skulls: analyzing data from prehistoric and historical samples through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC Oral Health
March 2024
Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Foggia, Via Rovelli 50, Foggia, 71122, Italy.
Objectives: Historically, the prevalence of caries has undergone significant changes, particularly increasing with the industrialization of sugar consumption. When examining ancient populations, lower caries rates are discovered, attributed in part to dietary factors. These populations consumed abrasive foods, leading to occlusal wear and reduced non-axial occlusal forces, potentially influencing Non-Carious Cervical Lesions (NCCLs).
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