[AMP-L] 31,000-year-old Leg Amputation May Be World’s Oldest Surgery

[Wayne Renardson]

via ZME Science:

Inside a massive cave in Borneo, called Liang Tebo, archaeologists 
have discovered a striking 31,000-year-old burial of a young adult 
with a missing lower left leg. What was particularly perplexing was 
that the limb wasn´t chewed off by animals or severed by other humans 
during a conflict. Instead, it seems to be the mark of surgery - an 
intentional medical act, which in this case involves an amputation.  

And if that is the case, it could mean surgeries could be more than 
25,000 years older than previously thought. Previously, 
archaeologists found figurative rock art at least 40,000 years old in 
the area. 

The rest of the story, with photo, here:

https://tinyurl.com/2zlex5f5

Wayne R.