Earliest amputation proof discovered in limestone caves of Kalimantan

Dr Tim Maloney and Andika Priyatno work at the site in a cave in East Kalimantan, Borneo (AAP).

Dr Tim Maloney and Andika Priyatno work at the site in a cave in East Kalimantan, Borneo (AAP). Credit: Tim Maloney/AP

A team of researchers from Australia and Indonesia have discovered the earliest known evidence of complex medicine among Stone Age societies.


A chance find in the remote limestone caves of Indonesian Borneo could fundamentally re-shape what we know about ancient medicine.

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