Exceptionally Preserved 2,600-Year-Old Brain Found

Posted by Soulskill on Friday August 17, 2012 @02:10AM from the fire-that-bad-boy-up dept.

TrueSatan writes with this quote from Discovery News: "A human skull dated to about 2,684 years ago with an 'exceptionally preserved' human brain still inside of it was recently discovered in a waterlogged U.K. pit, according to a new Journal of Archaeological Science study. The brain is the oldest known intact human brain from Europe and Asia, according to the authors, who also believe it's one of the best-preserved ancient brains in the world (PDF). 'The early Iron Age skull belonged to a man, probably in his thirties,' according to lead author Sonia O'Connor. 'Cause of death is rarely possible to determine in archaeological remains, but in this case, damage to the neck vertebrae is consistent with a hanging.'"

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Why is 3000 year old brain is a big deal? by sinij · 2012-08-17 02:25 · Score: 1, Flamebait

3000 years is less than human civilization. This brain is younger than parts of Old Testament.
If you want to study human brains like that, why not take a trip to a morgue? We are in no short of cadavers donated to science.