A Prehistoric Amputation in Borneo Occurred 31,000 Years Ago
Unmistakable proof of Stone Age surgery
Surprising discoveries1 have been from the newly discovered bones of a young adult who was interred 31,000 years ago in the Liang Tebo cave. Clean diagonal cuts severed the ends of the tibia and fibula on the left leg of this person a few inches above the ankle were observed. This is the earliest proof of a surgical amputation that has ever been discover…
