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Recent scientific studies, including close examinations of metal, pottery, and stone artifacts, are allowing scientists to learn about the inhabitants of Machu Picchu and their health, diet, and capacity for long-distance trade. They’re also learning about “cranial deformation,” a widespread practice in ancient South America. This entailed tightly wrapping cloth bands around the heads of infants, whose skulls are still thin and flexible. Reshaping in this way produced different head shapes, a characteristic which is now believed to be a marker of ethnicity in different peoples of the Inca empire. Continue to Research and Collectons at The Field Museum >> |
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