Ancient reshaped skulls found in China

摘要

Tombs in China have produced what maybe some of the oldest known human skulls that were intentionally reshaped. At a site called Houtaomuga, scientists found 25 skeletons dating from about 12,000 to 5,000 years ago. Eleven had artificially elongated braincases and flattened bones at the front and back of the head, the researchers report in the August issue of the American Journal of Physical Anthropology. Skull modification occurred over a longer stretch of time there than at any other site, the team says.