Artificial skull deformation
As artificial cranial deformation (artificial Schädeldeformierung , skull deformation or turricephaly ) refers to the conscious unauthorized modification of the natural growth processes of normal human skull . This intended mechanical reshaping of the human head creates an appearance that deviates from the norm. The person changed in this way is very likely to acquire a special status. The deliberate intervention in the natural growth of the skull shape already occurs in early childhood, as the skull sutures are still relatively easy to shape.
literature
- Gerhard Hotz, Liselotte Meyer: Artificial skull deformities - an ancient and worldwide phenomenon. In: Bulletin of the Swiss Society for Anthropology. 17, 1-2, 2011, pp. 87-96.
- Karin Wiltschke-Schrotta: Manipulated Bodies - Thoughts on Artificial Skull Deformation. In: Communications from the Anthropological Society in Vienna. 134/135 (2004/2005), pp. 11-27.
- Skull deformation. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde . Volume 26, Walter de Gruyter, 2004, pp. 571-577.
Web links
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