ABSTRACT
As in other countries, a number of trepanned skulls were found within the boundary of what is modern day Austria. We know of about 28 people who had trepanations during their lifetime, and in addition, we know of three postmortem trepanations (Urban et al., 1985). For the thousands who were buried in cemeteries within Austria, and who have been scientifically examined, this number – only 28 – is rather low. This is not surprising, as the primary interest of the previous generations of archaeologists was with the grave structures and goods therein. Moreover, the anthropological material was examined in order to define a certain racial type. Thus, miscellaneous paleopathological features were lost.
