Holes in the head : the art and archaeology of trepanation in ancient Peru / John W. Verano, with contributions by Bebel Ibarra Acencios, David Kushner, Mellisa Lund Valle, Anne R. Titelbaum, and J. Michael Williams.

Washington, D.C. : Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, [2016]

xii, 324 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction -- Discovering ancient trepanation -- Differential diagnosis of holes in the head -- Early explorations: the central highlands of Peru -- Origins of Peruvian trepanation: Paracas and the south coast of Peru -- The northern highlands and cloud forest / John W. Verano, Anne R. Titelbaum, Bebel Ibarra Acencios, and Mellisa Lund Valle -- Trepanation refined: the southern highlands and altiplano -- Understanding ancient trepanation: ethnographic parallels and modern experimentation -- Ancient trepanation from the perspective of modern neurosurgery / David Kushner and Anne R. Titelbaum -- Recovery from traumatic brain injury in prehistoric Peru / J. Michael Williams -- Why peru?