1,000 year old brain (IMAGE)

University of Oxford

1,000 year old brain

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The 1,000 year-old brain of an individual excavated from the c. 10th Century churchyard of Sint-Maartenskerk (Ypres, Belgium). The folds of the tissue, which are still soft and wet, are stained orange with iron oxides. (Image credit: Alexandra L. Morton-Hayward)

 

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Alexandra L. Morton-Hayward

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