Trepanation
Links
The International Trepanation Advocacy Group
Information on trepanation, the art of drilling holes into people's skulls.
Salon - The Hole Story
http://www.salon.com/health/feature/1999/04/29/trepanation/print.html
Article by Jon Bowen discussing this procedure citing the pros and cons.
Neolithic Surgery
http://www.he.net/~archaeol/9709/newsbriefs/trepanation.html
A newsbrief from Archaeology Magazine describing a 7,000-year-old burial in France that has yielded the earliest unequivocal evidence for trepanation.
The People With Holes In Their Heads
http://www.ee0r.com/trepan.html
Article on trepanation from Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions by John Michell.
Trepanation Guide
http://www.trepanationguide.com/
An indepth source of information on medical and historical aspects of this ancient surgical procedure. Includes references and citations as well and advanced reading suggestions.
Trepanation Diary
http://www.bmezine.com/news/people/A10101/trepan/
The experience of a person who had a hole drilled through his skull. Includes photos of the procedure.
Skeptic's Dictionary - Trepanation
http://skepdic.com/trepanation.html
Overview focusing on the work of Bart Huges.