April
10
/ 2022
An ancient surgeon’s tomb has been discovered in Peru containing his grisly surgical weapons, including knives, needles and tumis – sharp metallic tools used for medical or sacrificial purposes. Ancient Peruvians are well-known for their advanced surgical techniques including cranial surgery, which was often successful. Andina news agency reports that the tomb was unearthed in a ceremonial temple at the Huaca Las Ventanas archaeological site in Lambayeque, Peru. It belonged to a surgeon of the Middle Sican period (900 – 1050 AD), The Sican culture, also known as the Lambayeque culture for the region they once inhabited, was one of the many cultures that existed in Peru prior to the coming of the Incas. The Sicans inhabited the north coast
