elongated skulls Archive

Ancient tombs in China have revealed what may be some of the oldest known human skulls to be intentionally reshaped.

Elongated Skulls: Did Intentional And Intriguing Ancient Tradition Originate In China?

AncientPages.com | July 5, 2019

Conny Waters - AncientPages.com - A new study reports that ancient people in east Asia, were reshaping their skulls as early as 12,000 years ago. The so-called elongated

These are strong, intermediate, and non-deformed skulls (from left to right) from the Early Medieval sites Altenerding and Straubing in Bavaria, Germany. Credit: State Collection for Anthropology and Palaeoanatomy Munich

Archaeology

Origin Of Elongated Skulls In Early Medieval Germany – New DNA Study

AncientPages.com | March 13, 2018

AncientPages.com - While most of the ancient Bavarians looked genetically like Central and Northern Europeans, one group of individuals had a very different and diverse genetic profile. Members of

Ancient Traditions And Customs

Ancient History Of Body Modification In Mesoamerica Practiced By The Aztecs, Maya And Olmecs

AncientPages.com | July 12, 2017

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - To improve one’s body is something modern people do all the time and it should not come as a surprise that the ancient did

Mysterious Ancient Rulers With Elongated Skulls – Who Were They Really?

AncientPages.com | May 19, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Ancient elongated skulls have always been a subject of heated scientific debate. Were the skulls deliberately deformed to resemble ancient sky gods or were