Elongated skulls discovered in Russia

By at 11:19 am Tuesday, Mar 3

Archeologists in Siberia have found several elongated skulls in the forest. They're from the 4th century A.D.
The most likely explanation was that ancient communities deliberately deformed the skulls of infants, possibly with the intention of increasing their mental abilities.
Strange Elongated Skulls Discovered

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