Scientists find 2,000-year-old brain in Britain
Saturday, December 13, 2008 - 01:15
in Paleontology & Archaeology
British archaeologists have unearthed an ancient skull carrying a startling surprise — an unusually well-preserved brain. Scientists said Friday that the mass of gray matter was more than 2,000 years old — the oldest ever discovered in Britain. One expert unconnected with the find called it "a real freak of preservation."
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