This Young Woman With a Cone-Shaped Skull Died After Suffering a Severe Head Wound 6,000 Years Ago Found in the Chega Sofla cemetery in Iran, the skull appears to have been struck by a blunt ...

Archaeologists in Iran have discovered an ancient cone-shaped skull that is believed to have belonged to a teen girl.

Mahdi Alirezazadeh/ Hamed Vahdati Nasab/ International Journal of Osteoarcheology External mechanical forces—in this case, cranial bandaging—can cause changes to the shape of the skull.

The Shajra Nasab is a key part of this puzzle. It's a family tree that shows who inherited what. In Kashmir, where succession is deeply tied to land, this record can be more important than a will.

The skull, which was elongated and shaped like a cone due to cranial bandaging, had suffered a major trauma to the head—the cause is still unclear.

The skull, which was elongated and shaped like a cone due to cranial bandaging, had suffered a major trauma to the head—the cause is still unclear.

Banda Nawaz was engaged in a wide range of religious activities in Kalaburagi, often blending mainstream Islamic practices with those of spiritual practices.

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