Human brain discovered 4000 years boiled within his own skull

What may seem like a rock is actually one of the oldest preserved human brains in the world.

A group of archaeologists have discovered a charred brain could be about 4000 years old in western Turkey. What seemed like a simple finding four human skeletons in a burial mound a few years became a source of information that is about to be explored. With this discovery is to investigate about old tumors, bleeding and even the history of some neurological disorders.
Along with the bodies were found other wooden objects. All this, along with skulls and bodies, so burned. According to NewScientist, the conservation hypothesis is that the flames had consumed all the oxygen inside the debris, in addition to "boil" which contained the skull. These actions would be responsible for preventing tissue breakdown.

The last factor that would have helped preserve this brain would be the chemical composition of the soil which are prominent elements potassium, magnesium and aluminum. The reaction of these elements with the human tissue fatty acids form a substance called adipocere, which helps the brain maintain its shape.

Altinoz Meriç Halic University in Istanbul, Turkey along with other colleagues have been responsible for analyzing such discovery. To Altinoz, high tectonic activity in the area would have to do with the fatal situation for these individuals.

"The level of conservation in combination with age is remarkable," said Frank Rühli meanwhile the University of Zurich, Switzerland, who has examined this tissue. "If we want to learn more about the history of neurological disorders, we need to have the tissue in this way," he said finally Rühli.