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'Alien' skull of toddler is actually evidence of long-standing practice of head shaping
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Indigenous Skull Discovery in Argentina Reveals Cultural Head Shaping Practice
An example of ancient skull shaping (elongated skull). Credit: Ethan Doyle White / CC BY-SA 4.0 A skull uncovered during construction work in northwestern Argentina has drawn attention for its unusual shape, offering new insight into how ancient indigenous communities practiced skull shaping as part of their cultural traditions. The remains, believed to be at least 700 years old, were discovered on May 27 by workers installing a water pipeline i…
A more than 700-year-old, oddly shaped child's skull has been unearthed in northwestern Argentina. The find quickly stirred public opinion: the strangely flat, asymmetrical skull was thought by many to be extraterrestrial. However, the scientific explanation is much more prosaic. The skull bears the traces of ancient cranial distortion, which for centuries was a means of expressing social belonging in South America.
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