M0003756: Evidence of injuries and trephining in two skulls

Date:
December 1933
Reference:
WT/D/1/20/1/31/21
Part of:
Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced May 2020: The association of injuries and trephining in two pre-columbian skulls

Description

Reproduction of a photograph showing two male skulls of pre-Columbian Peruvian origin with evidence of injuries and trephining. The skulls were found at a pre-historic fort, Cinco Cerros, in Peru.

Publication/Creation

December 1933

Physical description

1 photograph glass plate negative; 8 x 11 cm

Notes

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2021.

Terms of use

This item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.

Where to find it

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