First known amputation uncovered in Borneo

The Naked Scientists Podcast

Dr Chris Smith

Science Radio, Engineering, Naked Scientists, Natural Sciences, Technology, Life Sciences, Health & Fitness, Medicine, Science

4.6 • 957 Ratings

🗓️ 9 September 2022

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

A massive archeological find has been making headlines all over the news this week. Plus, 'breakfast like a king, dine like a pauper', is there any truth to the old saying? And are video GP consultations safe enough to be a permanent fixture in medical practice? Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists

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0:00.0	All engine running.
0:04.0	running.
0:05.0	Absolutely genius. Get this.
0:06.0	Welcome.
0:07.0	This is the show where we bring science.
0:09.0	What that essentially means is discovery is
0:11.0	the classes, research, technology, unbelievable.
0:14.7	Without further ado, this is the naked scientist.
0:18.5	Hello, welcome to the naked scientist, the show where we bring you the latest breakthroughs
0:21.8	in science, technology, and medicine
0:23.7	I'm Chris Smith. And in this half hour, the person who survived a leg amputation 31,000 years ago,
0:30.3	breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dine like a pauper.
0:34.4	But does the science support that dietary adage?
0:37.4	Or is it just a tasty myth?
0:39.4	And video GP consultations.
0:41.6	How do they measure up against face-to-face appointments.
0:45.4	The Naked Scientists Podcast is powered by UKfast.co.uk. The skeleton of a teenager showing signs of the world's earliest amputation has been
1:03.3	uncovered in a cave in Borneo. Researchers had been searching the area for cave
1:07.2	paintings when they stumbled instead on a burial site. Archaeologist Charlotte
1:11.7	Roberts from Durham University has written a commentary on the findings and gave us her reaction to what's been discovered.
1:17.4	An absolutely fascinating find evidence for the earliest amputation that anybody has known in a skeleton.
1:25.9	And this is 31,000 years ago.
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