Comments on: Stone Age dentists

By: Keith

Keith — Mon, 18 May 2026 23:35:07 +0000

The most common weapons was the club , you hit your enemy on the head he goes down , you progress to the next enemy .If they don’t die immediately , they get subdural hematoma . This happened a lot so drilling a hole to relieve the pressure makes sense , might as well try it ,they were gonna die anyway

By: SENNACHERIB

SENNACHERIB — Mon, 18 May 2026 19:07:26 +0000

The boss man’s time is what is important.

By: Barry Meislin

Barry Meislin — Mon, 18 May 2026 06:22:24 +0000

Migraines.

Probably something along the lines of:
– I feel awful.
– My head is pounding.
– Never been this bad.
– Gotta release the pressure.
– Where did I put that drill / hammer / nail?

(One can begin to understand why the discovery of the therapeutic benefits of willow bark was so revolutionary…)

By: Niketas Choniates

Niketas Choniates — Mon, 18 May 2026 04:25:47 +0000

@CultivatingMan:What were they trying to cure?

Really hard to say, but it’s very widespread, Asia, Europe, the Americas, from the Stone Age to today. Lots of cultures came up with it apparently independently. Pre-modern Western Europeans might have had totally different reasons from pre-Columbian Peruvians. There are some very strange people today who try to do it on themselves, and they have various mystical theories.

By: om

om — Mon, 18 May 2026 03:29:23 +0000

CultivatingMan:

Obesity, pre-Ozempic?

By: om

om — Mon, 18 May 2026 03:27:21 +0000

huxley:

No I hadn’t seen it. Thanks!

By: CultivatingMan

CultivatingMan — Mon, 18 May 2026 02:31:15 +0000

Why the heck would 5 to 10% of skulls have holess drilled in them?Seems like a very high number. What were they trying to cure?

By: huxley

huxley — Mon, 18 May 2026 01:38:38 +0000

om:

Guess you’ve seen these fun videos too:
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Fun fact: study on fossil droppings revealed that mammoth and other extinct elephant relatives were the main seed disperser for wild pumpkins in North America. Guess the love for pumpkins runs in the family.

–“Elephant Smash Giant Pumpkins”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=psxIrjt5SX4

By: om

om — Mon, 18 May 2026 01:18:41 +0000

Easter Island translation – Wooly Mamoths arrive on the beach, push over the heads, stomp on the breadfruit, and leave!

By: huxley

huxley — Sun, 17 May 2026 23:23:27 +0000

Re: AI translating old texts

I’m waiting for AI to translate rongorongo (Easter Island script) and the Voynich Manuscript.

But not past my bedtime.