Mysterious Elongated Skull Discovered In Russia’s Stonehenge, Recreated In 3D

humansarefree ^ | 6/20/21 | haf

[plain talk]

They still bind heads. Poor kids.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

American Indians did the same.

https://www.alamy.com/william-clark-sketch-of-flathead-indians-in-his-diary-of-the-lewis-image4891896.html

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

Perhaps easier to put a conical hat on ones head;

https://benedante.blogspot.com/2014/08/the-golden-princess-of-scythia.html

[Deplorable American1776]

Conehead? 🤓

[kiltie65]

I wonder if the larger skulls meant larger brains and sperior intelligence?

[dirtymac]

perfectly correct writing in describing how something like this could be achieved.

[The Antiyuppie]

Conehead? 🤓

Could be an explorer from France.

[Jamestown1630]

As others have pointed out, it’s true that many cultures all over the world have practiced this:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artificial_cranial_deformation

[PIF]

As others have pointed out, it’s true that many cultures all over the world have practiced this:
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Its also true that not all such skulls can be explained by binding or other artificial deformation

[Sirius Lee]

Its also true that not all such skulls can be explained by binding or other artificial deformation

If I'm not mistaken, one of the Peruvian cone heads found was a fetus still inside the mommy mummy. Be rather difficult to explain that away as head binding.

[NFHale]

Yeah… resembles ET more than a little…

[Brilliant]

I think the back of the brain is the part that is most associated with motor skills. This guy was probably a really good basketball player.

[Jamestown1630]

Are there any other instances of this particular deformity in a fetus?

[SunkenCiv]