Parents on a Japanese island deformed their children's heads. No one knows why

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Parents on a Japanese island deformed their children's heads. No one knows why
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The skulls were short and flat.

deliberately deformed the shape of children’s skulls – but no one knows why.island of Tanegashima around 200 CE to 600 CE, had significantly shorter heads that were flatter on the back.were not sure if the shape was a natural deformity or deliberate.

Due to this pliability, parents have long been able to shape their children’s skulls by binding infants’ heads with cloth or pieces of wood, often elongating them – a practice seen in many civilizations throughout history, even as far back as the Neanderthals.

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