Holes in the head : the art and archaeology of trepanation in ancient Peru
| Parallelsachtitel: |
Art and archaeology of trepanation in ancient Peru Trepanation in ancient Peru |
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| 1. Verfasser: |
Verano, John W.
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Washington, D.C. :
Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection,
2016.
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| Umfang/Format: |
xii, 324 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 27 cm. |
| Schriftenreihe: |
Studies in pre-Columbian art and archaeology ;
no. 38 |
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| Online Zugang: |
Table of contents only Cover |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Introduction
- Discovering ancient trepanation
- Differential diagnosis of holes in the head
- Early explorations: the central highlands of Peru
- Origins of Peruvian trepanation: Paracas and the south coast of Peru
- The northern highlands and cloud forest / John W. Verano, Anne R. Titelbaum, Bebel Ibarra Acencios, and Mellisa Lund Valle
- Trepanation refined: the southern highlands and altiplano
- Understanding ancient trepanation: ethnographic parallels and modern experimentation
- Ancient trepanation from the perspective of modern neurosurgery / David Kushner and Anne R. Titelbaum
- Recovery from traumatic brain injury in prehistoric Peru / J. Michael Williams
- Why peru?
