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Author:

Verano, John W., author. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91086765

Title:

Holes in the head : the art and archaeology of trepanation in ancient Peru / John W. Verano, with contributions by Bebel Ibarra Acencios, David Kushner, Mellisa Lund Valle, Anne R. Titelbaum, and J. Michael Williams.

Publisher:

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xii, 324 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 27 cm.

Subject:

Indians of South America--Craniology--Peru.
Trephining--Peru--History.
Indians of South America--Peru--Antiquities.
Indians of South America--Medicine--Peru.
Craniology--Peru.
Peru--Antiquities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

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?.

Series:

Studies in pre-Columbian art and archaeology, 0585-7023 ; 38

ISBN:

0884024121
9780884024125

OCLC:

(OCoLC)926061619

LCCN:

2015033339

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)