Trepanation (or trephination) is the making of a small hole in the skull of the adult by use of a surgical drill known as a trepan. It is not synonymous with brain surgery (e.g.lobotomy) as it is performed solely on the skull bone and does not enter the brain. The purpose of trepanation is to give the closed skull of the adult an expansion window and thereby to restore the full pulsation which ... [MORE] 1. Astrology Tomorrow Today - Trepanation - A personal interpretation of this procedure by Mei Nah Khoo. From Metaphysical Insights archives. 2. Neolithic Surgery - A newsbrief from Archaeology Magazine describing a 7,000-year-old burial in France that has yielded the earliest unequivocal evidence for trepanation. 3. The Hole to Luck - An interview with self-trepanner Dr. Bart Huges as questioned by Joe Mellen. The Transatlantic Review No. 23, Winter 1966-1967. 4. The International Trepanation Advocacy Group - Information on trepanation, the art of drilling holes into people's skulls. 5. The People With Holes In Their Heads - Article on trepanation from Eccentric Lives and Peculiar Notions by John Michell. 6. Trepanation Guide - An indepth source of information on medical and historical aspects of this ancient surgical procedure. Includes references and citations as well and advanced reading suggestions. 7. Medical and Alternative Trepanation - Backgroung information on trepanation and the risks associated with it. 8. Salon - The Hole Story - Article by Jon Bowen discussing this procedure citing the pros and cons. 9. Skeptic's Dictionary - Trepanation - Overview focusing on the work of Bart Huges. 10. Therapeutic Benefits of Trepanation - Scientific article by Daniel Witt of Temple University. 11. Trepanation Diary - The experience of a person who had a hole drilled through his skull. Includes photos of the procedure.

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