In the late 1920s, Peruvian archeologist Julio Tello found hundreds of cone-shaped skulls in the Paracas region of Peru. Their unique shape has prompted speculation over time, including various ...

In contrast, among 114 skulls from elite burial sites in the late pre-Inca period, dating to between 1300 and 1450, 84 — or about 74 percent — displayed altered shapes.