Tridactyl mummies in Peru are widely considered to be hoaxed specimens made from dolls constructed from earthly animal and human bones (Reuters 2024). Elongated skulls found in Paracas, Peru have been documented. The practice of intentional head modification through binding has been documented in various cultures worldwide, including the Paracas culture. However, claims of natural elongation (non-artificial causation) conflict with mainstream scientific consensus.
Tridactyl mummies in Peru likely contain hoaxed specimens
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- Tridactyl mummies in Peru likely contain hoaxed specimens
- Elongated skulls found in Paracas, Peru numbering around 600
- Pacific Northwest had 3,000 burials with elongated skulls
- Elongated skulls result from intentional head modification by parents
- Some skulls show characteristics suggesting natural elongation rather than modification
- Chief Concomly's head removed by British doctor, shipped to Oxford for 200 years, later held at Smithsonian
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