The Bizarre and Dangerous Beauty Trends of Ancient Times

Skull Shaping

The Mayan people, as well as numerous other tribes around the world, would bind the heads of babies to give them "aesthetically pleasing" skull shapes. This particular person had a wooden board bound to their forehead, causing the top of their head to flatten out. Believe it or not, these alterations did not actually change a person's brain functionality. 

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