Iron Age Scots removed brains from the dead
Archaeologists in northern Scotland discovered a 2,000-year-old skull with internal scrape marks, suggesting the brain was intentionally extracted before burial.
Archaeologists excavating a burial site in northern Scotland discovered the remains of a woman whose skull bears the marks of a precise, post-mortem procedure. Researchers identified distinct lesions and fractures on the interior of the cranium, specifically located where ligaments once attached the brain to the bone. These marks suggest that the brain was deliberately cut out and removed shortly after death.
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