Scientists have managed for the first time to prove on facts that in the Middle Ages, trepanation of the skull was used as a ley method. The method is described in the literature of the time, but archaeologists have found for the first time the skull of a woman who had been subjected to trepanation at least twice, the second time shortly before her death. The skull was found in Castel Trosino, Italy, and belongs to a woman who lived 1,300 years ago, writes Arkeonews.

At the same time, scientists have not found lesions indicating that the woman had a tumor, trauma, congenital pathology or any disease. Also, there was no evidence to support claims that the trepanations had a ritual character or were associated with legal motives.

Experts analyzed the woman's preserved tooth, and were able to determine how the quality of nutrition and life of the deceased changed.