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eppur_se_muova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 02:03 PM
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Britain's oldest human brain unearthed (CNN)
LONDON, England (CNN) -- Archaeologists have discovered what they say is the oldest surviving human brain in Britain, dating back at least 2,000 years to the Iron Age

The remains of the brain were found in a skull unearthed during excavations at York University in northern England, a statement from the university said Friday.

The dig site was described by investigators from York Archaeological Trust as being in an extensive prehistoric farming landscape of fields, track ways and buildings dating back to at least 300 BC.

They believe the skull, which was found on its own in a muddy pit, may have been a ritual offering.

Rachel Cubitt, who was taking part in the dig, described how she felt something move inside the cranium as she cleaned the soil-covered skull's outer surface. Peering through the base of the skull, she spotted an unusual yellow substance.
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more: http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/12/12/york.oldest.brain/index.html

Japanese scientists scanned the brain and determined that the owner's last thought was "look over where? I don't see any ... OWWW!"
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 02:05 PM
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1. Cue John Cleese
Forgive me, but that's sounds sooooooooo Monty Python.
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mike_c Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 02:16 PM
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2. oldest "surviving" human brain?
:rofl:

It's meat, nothing more. The oldest surviving human brain still belongs to:



John McCain

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LeftishBrit Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-12-08 02:19 PM
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3. No that's wrong...
he never had one. Even that size.
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