Evidence of violence and torture have been found on three Precolumbian skulls.
Becker’s osteological analysis of the skulls found they were from one male and two female adults. All of them had moderate cranial vault modification, the ancient practice of binding the head when skull bones are forming in childhood to create a flattened, sloping, or cone-shaped head. And all of them “were exposed to violent practices at or around the time of death,” including, Becker notes, “some combination of chop marks, cut marks, bone scrapes, and depressed skull fractures.” Each individual head tells a gruesome story.
Story: Kristina Killgrove, Forbes| Photo: Sara K. Becker
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