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The Heslington Brain is a 2,600-year-old human brain found inside a skull buried in a pit in Heslington, Yorkshire, in England, by York Archaeological Trust in 2008. It is the oldest preserved brain ever found in Eurasia, and is believed to be the best-preserved ancient brain in the world. The skull was discovered during an archaeological dig commissioned by the University of York on the site of its new campus on the outskirts of the city of York. The area was found to have been the site of well-developed permanent habitation between 2,000–3,000 years before the present day.

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  • Cerebro de Heslington (es)
  • Heslington Brain (en)
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  • The Heslington Brain is a 2,600-year-old human brain found inside a skull buried in a pit in Heslington, Yorkshire, in England, by York Archaeological Trust in 2008. It is the oldest preserved brain ever found in Eurasia, and is believed to be the best-preserved ancient brain in the world. The skull was discovered during an archaeological dig commissioned by the University of York on the site of its new campus on the outskirts of the city of York. The area was found to have been the site of well-developed permanent habitation between 2,000–3,000 years before the present day. (en)
  • El cerebro de Heslington es un cerebro humano de 2600 años de antigüedad encontrado excepcionalmente conservado dentro de un cráneo enterrado en una fosa en Heslington, Yorkshire, Inglaterra, por el York Archaeological Trust en 2008. Es el cerebro mejor conservado más antiguo jamás hallado.​ El cráneo que lo contenía fue descubierto durante una excavación arqueológica encargada por la Universidad de York en el sitio de su nuevo campus en las afueras de la ciudad de York. Se había descubierto que el área había sido una zona poblada permanente bien desarrollada entre 3000 y 2000 años atrás. (es)
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  • Heslington Brain (en)
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  • Heslington, England (en)
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  • By York Archaeological Trust in August 2008 (en)
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  • El cerebro de Heslington es un cerebro humano de 2600 años de antigüedad encontrado excepcionalmente conservado dentro de un cráneo enterrado en una fosa en Heslington, Yorkshire, Inglaterra, por el York Archaeological Trust en 2008. Es el cerebro mejor conservado más antiguo jamás hallado.​ El cráneo que lo contenía fue descubierto durante una excavación arqueológica encargada por la Universidad de York en el sitio de su nuevo campus en las afueras de la ciudad de York. Se había descubierto que el área había sido una zona poblada permanente bien desarrollada entre 3000 y 2000 años atrás. Un cierto número de objetos probablemente rituales fueron descubiertos depositados en varias fosas, incluyendo el cráneo, el cual había pertenecido a un hombre de en torno a treinta años. Había sido brutalmente golpeado en la cabeza, ahorcado y finalmente decapitado con un cuchillo y su cráneo parece haber sido enterrado inmediatamente. Faltaba el resto del cuerpo. A pesar de que no se conoce el motivo, todo apunta a un sacrificio humano o un asesinato ritual. El cerebro fue encontrado mientras el cráneo era limpiado. Había sobrevivido a pesar de que el resto de tejidos había desaparecido hacía milenios. Después de ser extraído en el Hospital de York, el cerebro fue sometido a una amplia gama de exámenes médicos y forenses por la York Archaeological Trust que descubrieron que se mantenía extraordinariamente intacto, aunque había encogido a solo el 20% de su volumen original. Mostraba escasas señales de descomposición, aunque la mayoría de su material orgánico original se había modificado, debido a los cambios químicos durante la larga permanencia bajo tierra. Según los arqueólogos y científicos que lo examinaron, el cerebro tiene una textura "resistente, similar al tofu". El cerebro de Heslington sobrevivió, precisamente, por el ambiente subterráneo y húmedo, que provocó que el ácido húmico preservante se filtrara rápidamente al interior del cráneo a través de la herida, permitiendo la conservación especialmente de las capas externas del órgano. (es)
  • The Heslington Brain is a 2,600-year-old human brain found inside a skull buried in a pit in Heslington, Yorkshire, in England, by York Archaeological Trust in 2008. It is the oldest preserved brain ever found in Eurasia, and is believed to be the best-preserved ancient brain in the world. The skull was discovered during an archaeological dig commissioned by the University of York on the site of its new campus on the outskirts of the city of York. The area was found to have been the site of well-developed permanent habitation between 2,000–3,000 years before the present day. A number of possibly ritualistic objects were found to have been deposited in several pits, including the skull, which had belonged to a man probably in his 30s. He had been hanged before being decapitated with a knife and his skull appears to have been buried immediately. The rest of the body was missing. Although it is not known why he was killed, it is possible that it may have been a human sacrifice or ritual murder. The brain was found while the skull was being cleaned. It had survived despite the rest of the tissue on the skull having disappeared long ago. After being extracted at York Hospital, the brain was subjected to a range of medical and forensic examinations by York Archaeological Trust which found that it was remarkably intact, though it had shrunk to only about 20% of its original size. It showed few signs of decay, though most of its original material had been replaced by an as yet unidentified organic compound, due to chemical changes during burial. According to the archaeologists and scientists who have examined it, the brain has a "resilient, tofu-like texture". It is not clear why the Heslington brain survived, although the presence of a wet, anoxic environment underground seems to have been an essential factor, and research is still ongoing to shed light on how the local soil conditions may have contributed to its preservation. (en)
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