Posts Tagged ‘amputation’

Stone Age Skeleton Missing Foot May Show Oldest Amputation

NEW YORK (AP) — The 31,000-year-old skeleton of a young adult found in a cave in Indonesia that is missing its left foot and part of its left leg reveal the oldest known evidence of an amputation, according to a new study. Scientists say the amputation was performed when the person was a child — […]

Punishment: 3000-year-old Chinese Foot Amputation May Be Oldest Ever!

Researchers in China believe a skeleton found in a tomb in the northwest of the country is the earliest known example of foot amputation as punishment for a crime Read more Section:  News History & Archaeology History Ancient Traditions Read Later 

Devlin Gandy Scientists have found a mysterious boiling river straight out of Amazonian legend

For centuries, Peruvian locals have talked about a river in the Amazon that burns so hot it can kill. According to legend, Spanish conquistadors foolishly ventured into the rainforest in search of gold, and the few men that returned told stories of poisoned water, man-eating snakes, and a river that boiled from below. […]

Circumcision turns into amputation

You ever go into the hospital for a routine operation, wake up and BAM! your penis is missing? Well it happened to Phillip Seaton and he’s having such a hard time coping with his loss that he’s taking his doctor to court. It began in 2007 when the Kentucky man went in to see Dr. […]

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