Tag: trephination

Front facade of Houghton Library

I need that like I need a hole in the head! Oh wait…..

This post is part of an ongoing series featuring items from the newly acquired Santo Domingo collection. Trephination is a surgical intervention in which a hole is drilled or scraped into the human skull, exposing the membrane that surrounds the skull in order to treat health problems related to intracranial diseases.  Often referred to as a…