Damage around the man’s oval skull opening indicates that someone scraped out that piece of bone, probably to reduce brain swelling caused by a violent attack or a serious fall, said bioarchaeologist Diana Simpson of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Either scenario could explain fractures and other injuries above the man’s left eye and to his left arm, leg and collarbone.

The remains of a man buried in what’s now Alabama reveals that the continent’s oldest skull surgery occurred at least 3,000 years ago.

The oldest skull surgery in North America dates back a staggering 3,000 years, new research has found.

The oldest skull surgery in North America dates back a staggering 3,000 years, new research has found.

Analysis of a prehistoric man's skull found a hole in his forehead, according to bioarchaeologist Diana Simpson from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Even by modern standards, performing skull surgery on a living person is considered a complicated procedure, which is why it might be surprising to learn that the oldest known case of skull surgery in human history occurred 13,000 years ago in Northern Africa. To give you some perspective, that's more than twice as old as the pyramids built by ancient Egyptians over 4,500 years ago. The Egyptians themselves were known to have performed skull surgery around 4,000 years ago.

Bone regrowth suggests a man survived having a hole scraped out of his forehead

Much has been written in the Boulder City Review opinion pieces recently about “scientific research” and factual data regarding in the COVID-19 pandemic and efforts to prevent and treat the disease.

The achievements and character of the following winter 2021 graduates reflect the extraordinary work that goes on day in and day out in Southern Nevada’s institutions of higher learning.

Latinos across Nevada, especially those with Mexican ancestry, gathered at churches this weekend for prayer of the rosary and novena, a nine-day prayer and meditation; multiple mass services; traditional Aztec dance performances; and to sing las mañanitas, a birthday song, at midnight.

The more ancient human fossils we discover, the more we become acquainted with how similar our faces and bodies may have been — but what about on the inside?

Despite the overwhelming consensus of the American professional medical community that advocate for COVID-19 vaccination and basic disease prevention behaviors such as mask wearing in public in order to lessen the savage toll of the coronavirus pandemic, some Americans remain skeptical of the necessity, safety and efficacy of these public health measures.