I know of an African tribe that does this on purpose to "acquire the powers of gods", so I know for a fact that the elongated skulls belonged to a ruling race of "they want to be praised as gods, but they are not gods".
Definitely something to research. However, I have nothing to go on but just an elongated skull. What is the purpose? What is the difference? I don't know.
Could this be a trick? Easily. Africans use ropes to tie on their head from birth to mold their skulls into shape. Who is to know whether these skulls belonged to the same tribe or similar. Skull formation can be changed even after death. I don't have anything to go on, but elongated skulls are a thing. How important they were, I cannot tell. Were they important or just a "trend" - I cannot tell.
I know of an African tribe that does this on purpose to "acquire the powers of gods", so I know for a fact that the elongated skulls belonged to a ruling race of "they want to be praised as gods, but they are not gods".
Definitely something to research. However, I have nothing to go on but just an elongated skull. What is the purpose? What is the difference? I don't know.
Could this be a trick? Easily. Africans use ropes to tie on their head from birth to mold their skulls into shape. Who is to know whether these skulls belonged to the same tribe or similar. Skull formation can be changed even after death. I don't have anything to go on, but elongated skulls are a thing. How important they were, I cannot tell. Were they important or just a "trend" - I cannot tell.
Yes Neanderthals had a practice of skull re-shaping. See my other comment.