Experts from the University of Ferrara who found the remains, believe they date back to the 7th or 8th century AD. Initial analysis suggests that the woman was around 38 weeks pregnant when she died, and that the baby was ‘forcibly expelled’ in the coffin after her death. This strange delivery occurs when gases build up in the body during composition, causing the foetus to be pushed out. (Image: PASINI ET AL./WORLD NEUROSURGERY)Speaking to Forbes , Dr Jen Gunter, a gynaecologist in San Francisco who wasn’t involved in the study, explained: “The cervix shouldn’t relax with death after rigor mortis disappears. (Image: PASINI ET AL./WORLD NEUROSURGERY)(Image: PASINI ET AL./WORLD NEUROSURGERY)The researchers believe this indicates she may have undergone an ancient form of skull surgery called trepanation.

Source: Daily Mirror April 02, 2019 10:30 UTC