Oldest-Known Human Brain Discovered

Posted by timothy on Friday December 12, 2008 @02:57AM from the does-not-belong-to-hans-delbrueck dept.

Smivs writes "The BBC report that archaeologists have found 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. More tests will now be done to establish what it is actually made of. The skull was discovered during an exploratory dig at Heslington Eastin, an area of extensive prehistoric farming landscape of fields, trackways and buildings dating back to at least 300 BC."

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Oldest *surviving* human brain!? by danieltdp · 2008-12-12 03:00 · Score: 5, Funny

What the heck? The brain isn't *dead*!?!?!?

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1. Re:Oldest *surviving* human brain!? by dkleinsc · 2008-12-12 03:06 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Well, it's at least revivable.
  The problem is that it belonged to some fellow named Ab Normal.
  
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Re:Prehistoric? by aproposofwhat · 2008-12-12 05:13 · Score: 5, Informative

it is in the UK - writing was very uncommon until the Romans came and 'civilised' us.

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