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This is what a 2,500-year-old brain looks like [photo]

Posted by / March 28, 2011

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A construction crew in the UK stumbled upon the remains of a man who died a violent death 2,500 years ago. Inside the skull, researchers were able to remove a completely intact brain! The damp soil preserved the brain and prevented it from decomposing, but not before altering it chemically, turning it into a durable material a quarter of its original size.

Full story at CrackaJack.

Plenty of dirty archaeology news.

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  • Anonymous

    <html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Sorry!</div><div>Very interesting!<br><br></div></body></html>