1. Trepanning – you need it like a hole in the head
You have 2 minutes to write down a description of trephination.
You must include:
What it was
Why it was used

2. How developed was Prehistoric understanding of surgery and anatomy?
Lesson Objectives
To be able to identify key features of Prehistoric Surgery
To explain the significance of Prehistoric knowledge of anatomy in understanding the types of surgery that took place in prehistoric times
To compare Prehistoric understanding of surgery and anatomy with Aboriginal understanding

3. Why would prehistoric people need surgery?

4. Trepanning

5. Teeth!

6. Broken Bones

7. Wounds

8. Aborigines? Use plants and herbs to help wounds heal
Encase broken bones in clay
Some evidence suggesting termites were used to bite the edges of wounds held together by surgeons and then their bodies were twisted off leaving their teeth in place
Cuts were bound with animal fat and bark from trees and tied on using animal skin