Posted on 06/16/2025 12:23:47 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Science News Today reports that archaeologists excavating a Copper Age cemetery in western Iran recently noticed the unusual skull of a young woman among the burials. Her elongated and cone-shaped cranium clearly indicated that when she was younger, she had undergone some type of skull modification, a process that usually involves the binding of a child's head with cloth during their formative years. The report notes that for many cultures across the globe, from the Central American Maya to the Huns of Eurasia, cranial shaping was a symbol of beauty, status, or identity. In this case, the researchers believe, it may have marked the girl as someone of significance 6,200 years ago. Upon further examination, however, they also noticed a skull fracture indicating that the young girl, who was not yet 20, had suffered a devastating blunt force blow to the head that certainly killed her. They suggest that although her skull bones were thinner and weaker as a result of the modification process, the head trauma was so severe that it would have killed her even if she had never been subject to the procedure. It is still unclear whether she was deliberately murdered or suffered some kind of accident.
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[Science News Today] The location of BG1 in Workshop B of the Chega Sofla cemetery and its rectangular structure (A and B). A view of the multiple-burial grave BG1 and the individuals buried within it (C). Western part of BG1 and location of BG1.12 (D); the burial of BG1.12 (E) (archive of Zohreh Prehistoric Project).Credit: International Journal of Osteoarchaeology (2025). DOI: 10.1002/oa.3415
Visitor from Remulac?
Was she from France?..................
Or maybe she inherited her skull from her maternal unit and paternal unit.
Connie Conehead!
I have a feeling we’re not done. :^)
I thought I read somewhere that some cultures bound the heads of newborns and continued through childhood to create this condition.
I may be out in left field but I coulda sworn it was used as an indication of status......of course, there’s the distinct possiblity I could have dreamt the whole thing. 😁
Heh, heh. Nope. I plan on consuming mass quantities while enjoying this thread.
France
Anyone ever do facial reconstruction to see what someone with this head would look like?
That’s why coneheads are now extinct, except when resurrected on SNL.
Alright, you kids...Coneheads Family Feud - SNL | 8:00
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Could be it was a hopeful attempt to modify anatomical structure on the behalf of women
Unlikely. This was something some American Indians practiced as well. It actually improves distance vision by altering the shape of the eye socket and/or muscles holding the eyes.
Well, as long as they do not connect it to the Zika virus.
Well, duh. What planet do you think I’m from?
Meps!! Meps!! Meps!!
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