A 1,400-year-old human skull with an almost cube-like shape has emerged from the soil of central Mexico, offering an unusually sharp window into how ancient families literally molded the bodies of ...

Artificial cranial deformation is a uniquely human practice that dates back thousands of years, and has been practiced—at one time or another—in nearly every corner of the world. Typically, head ...

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