Why Did Ancient Peoples Alter Human Skulls?

Ars Technica
Ars Technica
  • 7 years ago
A 'skull cult' refers to the practice of ritualistically altering human skulls. Ars takes a look at evidence of 'skull cults' across the globe throughout different eras in time.

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