Cranial deformation in the ancient world, head of the statue of a princess, one of six daughters of Akhenaten and Nefertiti, New Kingdom of ancient Egypt, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1350 BC. Credit: Manfred Werner-Tsui Wikimedia Commons CC BY-SA 3.0 Certain mysteries from the ancient world remain largely unexplained today and continue to puzzle scientists and researchers. For instance, circular megalithic constructions have appeared in Europe, Asia, and …