Primitive Surgery (e.g., Trepanation)
Early forms of surgical intervention, often ritualistic or for relieving pressure, using specialized stone tools.
Core metadata
- ID: primitive_surgery_trepanation
- Era: Ancient
- First known date: -6500 (millennium)
- Region: Global / multiple regions
- Review status: source_checked
- Maturity: N/A
Prerequisites
- Advanced Stone Tools (advanced_stone_tools)
- Herbalism (herbalism)
- Shamanism & Animism (shamanism_animism)
Dependents
- Anatomy (Early Studies) (anatomy_early_studies)
- Early Medicine (early_medicine)
- Military Field Medicine (military_field_medicine)
Fields
- None.
Node sources
- Trepanning (Encyclopaedia Britannica, 2026, textbook) • Supports: node
Prerequisite edge evidence
Edge/source evidence summary:
- Prerequisite edges: 3
- Average edge confidence: 70%
- Prerequisite sources: 3
- expert_inference: 3
| Prerequisite | Type | Confidence | Evidence level | Note | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbalism (herbalism) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Herbalism provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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| Advanced Stone Tools (advanced_stone_tools) | historical_predecessor | 75% | expert_inference | Advanced Stone Tools is an earlier historical predecessor or foundation, not a one-to-one engineering dependency. |
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| Shamanism & Animism (shamanism_animism) | enabling | 68% | expert_inference | Shamanism & Animism provides a capability that enables this technology without being the only possible path. |
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