I'm sure most of us on the forum are familiar with this image and maybe other images like it
The history channel says Aliens but I think we can say it probably is not the case
Alien intervention?The history channel says Aliens but I think we can say it probably is not the case
Quite clearly, the strikingly elongated human skulls found at sites such as Nazca and Paracas in Peru are simply extreme cases of the well-documented practice of head-binding. Nevertheless, the wild notion that those strange skull shapes are a result of alien intervention remains stubbornly persistent. In a recent twist on this outlandish interpretation, it has been claimed that DNA extracted from deformed skulls from Paracas is significantly different from normal human DNA. As yet, no details have been published in a respectable peer-reviewed journal.
We see in many civilizations today - the practice of artificial head-binding is still alive and well and is done to most children during birth.
Why ? Is the question we still seek to ask
Here is something you may find interesting:
Strange Head Shapes: Revisiting Nefertiti, Akhenaten and Tut
Squeezing heads into bizarre shapes has many origins, including Ancient Egypt.
Honey, I Squished the Kids’ Heads!
Messing with babies’ heads has arisen multiple times around the world
" However, head binding clearly did not arise at a single site but independently in many different places. It is elaborate, requiring careful binding of a baby’s head for several years. So how can we explain so many multiple origins? "
Head-binding seems to be common across MANY different civilizations worldwide with no connection ... which makes you think that if many different ancient or primitive people around the world with no connection to each other decided to engage in one activity ... could that activity provide some sort of advantage to humans ?
Let's explore this shall we ...
As a refresher course - and as I have stated in numerous other threads -
THE JAWS MUST COME OUT
If you have no idea what I am talking about - please check out my other threads and the mewing thread and then come back to this one :
Why your face has almost nothing to do with "Genetics" and why you SHOULD be Mewing AND Chewing
As most of us know - the upper and lower jaws of those living in Western Civilization have continously declined over time. Looking at indigenous people's on traditional diets - their jaws seem to be FAR wider and longer than those living in Western Civilization across the board - many theorize...
How to BREATHE while mewing and why some people have no mewing results
Introduction to mewing for those who are not familiar: https://raypeatforum.com/community/threads/does-mewing-orthotropics-work.26147/ I see many people mewing have breathing difficulty or are stressed while mewing - please follow this method to ease your breathing: Special thanks to...
the TLDR is - the jaws must be moved forward to breathe and eat easier - jaws that are inside the skull interfere with both
even the Native Americans focused on having this elongated skull by developing a crib that flattened the infant's head at birth instead of binding ... Why ? What can be the advantage ?
Was it a status symbol ?
" The 1993 book Indian Slavery in the Pacific Northwest by Robert Ruby and John Brown reported that head binding was confined to high-ranking tribe members. Individuals with flattened skulls would not enslave others with similarly shaped heads, while round heads signified subordinate status. "
"Velasco went on to explore potential implications for collective identity among the Collaguas. He suggested that the observed trend in head-binding practices may have facilitated cooperation between elite groups during a time of pronounced conflict. He also proposed an association with mounting social inequality prior to Inka imperial expansion. Various studies have indicated that higher frequencies of artificial cranial deformation usually reflect greater social control, reinforcing identity across an extensive social network."
BUT
" The most obvious question to ask is: “Why did so many different human societies independently hit upon the idea of binding infants’ heads to produce a distinctive shape?” As many cases are known only from archaeological studies, it is difficult to answer this with any certainty. However, the most frequent — and also the most likely — explanation to be offered is that a distinctive head shape was contrived as a badge of rank. This is, for instance, indicated by the fact that artificial cranial deformation was seemingly typical of administrators in the Mayan empire. But this is not always the case. Head binding in Toulouse, for example, was reportedly prevalent among the lower class. Possessing a distinctive head shape is in any case a very effective way of emphasizing difference between groups of people, and it sometimes has fairly obvious connections with mythology or religion. "
Head binding in Ancient Egypt
" Given the extensive yet sporadic occurrence of intentional skull modification through head binding, this practice may explain the unusual head shapes of the Pharaoh Akhenaten and his immediate family: his Great Royal Wife Nefertiti, all of their six daughters, and his son Tutankhamun. Numerous statues and reliefs indicate conspicuous head elongation in all, although this has often been attributed to a new artistic convention. "
Does this re-affirm an elongated skull as a universal status symbol ? It seems to have been common with royalty in Egypt ...
Notice the features that tend to be common with people in this type of skull - their noses are very large - easier to breathe and their jaws are very long - free from the airways
Notice for the practices of mewing - proper tongue, shoulder, and neck posture -
To have proper neck posture people say their neck should be straight up - one should not be leaning their neck forward to breathe - this is a sign the jaws are conflicting with breathing
Would having an elongated skull encourage the person to have proper neck posture by distributing more weight to the back of the skull so the person does not instinctively lean their neck forward to breathe ? Many of the elongated skulls I have looked at have very large nasal passageways and very long jaws - long lengths of the mandible
It seems that even the headwear that Egyptian royalty wore seemed to encourage this elongated skull growth - and that people with this elongated growth seem to have very forward faces
Think that's crazy ? Take a look at this
Baby Helmet Therapy: Parent FAQs
The most common cause for helmets today is a positional head shape deformity, or positional plagiocephaly. There are a number of factors that could contribute to this problem. A thorough exam of each child helps doctors determine the specific cause.
Baby helmet therapy - a pediatric practice to help correct and strengthen the growth of a baby's skull who is becoming deformed ........
Could ancient civilizations have realized that binding the skull - especially at birth - promoted healthy skull growth in the baby and ensured that it grew up healthy ? Even the pediatricians seem to like this method ...
Changing or elongating the skull must have some type of effect on the brain and/or neurons - seems simple enough to think right ?
Another understandably common question is “Does head binding adversely affect the skull or brain?” The pioneering French anthropologist Paul Broca (renowned for his recognition of a key language centre in the human brain) believed that skull deformation altered certain human capacities. And some believed that Toulouse peasants who practiced head binding suffered from diminished intelligence. However, numerous studies have indicated that head binding has only negligible effects on the skull itself and that the inevitable modification of brain shape has no unfortunate side-effects. As long as the volume of the brain is unchanged, its functioning seemingly remains unimpaired. An oft-cited 1989 paper by Susan Antón reviewed changes in the skull base and facial shape accompanying artificial deformation in three different Peruvian populations. Marked changes in dimensions were identified, but the basic structure of the skull remained unaffected. A follow-up 1992 publication by Antón and colleagues specifically examined the junctions between bones (sutures) ...
in artificially deformed skulls. Minor differences were found, depending on the type of deformation involved. Particularly with skulls with front-to-back flattening, more accessory bones were found along the sutures between the main bones at the back of the skull, probably an outcome of general broadening ...
This suggests that head binding causes little modification in the growth of sutures and confirms the impression that there are no profound effects on either skull growth or brain function.
Interesting ... so people who end up flattening/elongated the skull have or develop more bones at the back of the skull ? This must surely have an impact on weight distribution throughout the skull and encourage proper neck posture/straight shoulders by distributing more weight to the back of the skull (my theory)
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