Strange skull suspected to be alien discovered in Argentina
With a strange elongated shape, unlike modern humans, the newly discovered skull has made many people question whether it is an "alien species".
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Workers accidentally discovered the unusually elongated skull of a child while installing water pipes in the town of San Fernando del Valle de Catamarca, Argentina. According to experts, the child was about 3-4 years old and was buried at least 700 years ago. Photo: Provincial Directorate of Anthropology / Catamarca Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports. Cristian Sebastián Melián, Director of the Department of Anthropology of Catamarca Province, Argentina, said the condition of the skull suggests it was the result of an ancient culture’s practice of skull elongation. Photo: Provincial Directorate of Anthropology / Catamarca Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports.
According to Director Cristian, the skull was found together with a broken and burnt skeleton of a llama, a ceramic vase typical of the Inca occupation there from 1430 - 1530. Photo: Provincial Directorate of Anthropology / Catamarca Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports. The child’s box was placed in the tomb in a fetal position. Based on artifacts found nearby, experts determined that the child died around 1100 - 1300. Photo: Provincial Directorate of Anthropology / Catamarca Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Sports.
The team found no injuries to the child's skeleton but noted "clear changes to the skull." Photo: Psychology Today. Head binding, or cranial reshaping, dates back thousands of years and has been found all over the world . While some cultures used long strips of cloth wrapped around a baby’s head to create a longer shape, others used padding in the front or back of the baby’s head to create a flatter shape. Photo: Public Domain. Today, often for medical purposes, parents may use special hats to give their children a round, symmetrical head. Photo: Public Domain.
Most scholars of early ancient body shaping believe that the practice had little or no negative health consequences. The practice was linked to social identity or parenting preferences. Photo: ancient-origins. Readers are invited to watch the video : Revealing lost civilizations through archaeological remains.
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