Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of a young hunter-gatherer in Borneo who survived the amputation of the lower left leg around 31,000 years ago, in a discovery that could rewrite the history of surgery.
The young hunter-gatherer apparently not only survived the complicated operation, but also lived for six to nine more years in an inhospitable tropical rainforest region. Australian and Indonesian scientists found the remains in 2020 during an archaeological excavation at a limestone cave that is accessible only by boat at certain times of the year.
Asked how the researchers were able to rule out causes other than amputation for the missing limb, such as a, Maloney said the bones were consistent with clinical comparisons to individuals who have undergone a similar surgical procedure.
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