A skull containing a yellow, brain-shaped substance has been found in a pit on prehistoric farmland in York, England. “This could be the equivalent
of a fossil. The brain itself would generally not survive. Fatty tissues would be feasted on by microbes,
” said Philip Duffey, a
neurologist who examined the skull with CT scans. More images of the find are available here, along with a description of the moment archaeologists
realized something was rattling in the skull
Archaeologists have found the remains of what could be Britain's oldest surviving human brain.
The team, excavating a York University site, discovered a skull containing a yellow substance which scans showed to be shrunken, but brain-shaped.
Brains consist of fatty tissue which microbes in the soil would absorb, so neurologists believe the find could be some kind of fossilised brain.
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One day they will be able to extract memories and visuals from that brain. Cool.
[edit on 12-12-2008 by IvanZana]
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