The world's oldest amputation may have happened in the Stone Age some 31,000 years ago, according to a new study.
Multiple scientists involved with the study did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.Researchers discovered the footless skeleton in a cave on the island of Borneo, which is believed to have some of the earliest rock structures in the world, theThe skeleton did not have a left foot and was missing part of its lower left leg. Scientists investigated the remains and concluded that the foot was likely removed rather than lost, AP reports.
“It looks exactly like what you would expect if a sharp blade cut completely perpendicular to the bone,” Vlok said, per“It had long been assumed healthcare is a newer invention,” Alecia Schrenk, an anthropologist at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, told the . “Research like this article demonstrates that prehistoric peoples were not just left to fend for themselves.”
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