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Archeologists in Siberia have discovered an unusual series of ancient, mishapen skulls.

Different opinions:

Joshua: This is more likely fashion than anything else. Similar skull elongation occurred in a variety of different cultures. Association of the brain with thinking is relatively late (the ancient Greeks for example saw the heart as the seat of thought).

Ron E  said…

The teeth are, in fact, missing and you see the sharp canals of a skull where the teeth have fallen out.

The comments are pure pseudoscience / conjecture. Nobody would take that seriously without evidence. Kind of like the whole “cult of the face on mars”. There may be a significant reason why two cultures on opposite sides of the earth had a similar practice. Making unsupported statements that it is some primitive form of brain engineering is just a desire for an easy answer. Science doesn’t look for easy answers; rather, it seeks elegant ones.

March 04, 2009

satisfiction said…

It’s not that strange at all that two different cultures had the same preferences. After all, how many civilizations around the world built pyramids without being remotely aware that the other cultures even existed? Things happen.

March 04, 2009