Archaeologists have found skulls from as long ago as 3000 B.C. that bear evidence of an ancient surgical technique, whereby holes were cut into the skulls of live individuals in an attempt to release demons from the possessed victim

This process is called __________.
a) trephination
b) drilling
c) humoring
d) exorcism


ANS: A, The process of cutting holes into the skull of a living person is called trephination.

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