Michael Button, 12 May 2026We like to think medicine only gets better over time. But the evidence says otherwise.
From 31,000-year-old amputations… to Neolithic brain surgery with survival rates that rival (and sometimes beat) 19th-century hospitals…
The past reveals something uncomfortable:
Ancient humans weren’t “primitive.” In many ways, they were highly skilled surgeons. And the real story of medicine isn’t a straight line of progress: It’s a rise… a fall… and a rediscovery.
The birth of modern Man
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