Artificial cranial deformation or modification, head flattening, or head binding is a form of body alteration in which the skull of a human being is deformed intentionally. It is done by distorting …

2023年3月14日 · It is here where Peruvian archaeologist, Julio Tello, made an amazing discovery in 1928 – a massive and elaborate graveyard containing tombs filled with the remains of …

2017年7月18日 · Rarely practiced today and now generally unknown to most people in the world, the ritual of deforming the skull into unnatural shapes has been an integral part of a number of …

2024年4月21日 · What constitutes an ideal appearance has varied dramatically, from elongated heads denoting nobility in Eurasian cultures to flattened foreheads symbolizing beauty in pre …

2018年3月14日 · For 1,500 years, they lay buried among the relics of medieval Germany: the remains of women irreconcilably different to the skeletons around them, courtesy of their …

2021年5月19日 · In the late 1920s, Peruvian archeologist Julio Tello found hundreds of cone-shaped skulls in the Paracas region of Peru. Their unique shape has prompted speculation …

2024年7月25日 · Among the numerous findings, the most striking were the elongated skulls, which immediately drew attention due to their unusual shape and size. Unlike typical human …

2024年5月21日 · It is here where Peruvian archaeologist, Julio Tello, made an amazing discovery in 1928 – a massive and elaborate graveyard containing tombs filled with the remains of …

2018年2月13日 · Bigwigs in a more than 600-year-old South American population were easy to spot. Their artificially elongated, teardrop-shaped heads screamed prestige, a new study finds.

2020年8月26日 · Five sets of human skeletal remains have been discovered by investigators in Peru and, surprisingly, two of the five have elongated skulls. The find has been made in an …