an hour agoTerrifying: Children buried with helmets made from other children's skulls are discovered
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Archaeologists in Ecuador have discovered remains of babies buried some 2,000 years ago. They were buried with <x0);heleta” made from the skulls of other children, older. The team studying the location, led by Sara Yuengst, says this is the first time archaeologists have found something like this. Authors [...]
They were buried with <x0);heleta” made from the skulls of other children, older.
The team studying the location, led by Sara Yuengst, says this is the first time archaeologists have found something like this.
Research authors have offered some interesting theories of this strange habit.
One possible explanation is that bone helmets were applied to protect the souls of babies who had never had a chance to live on their own.
Significantly, scientists have also been unable to identify the causes of death.
It is unclear how babies died, and researchers are equally insecure because of the death of children whose skulls were used as helmets.
The ritual and burial customs vary dramatically from culture to culture, and some of the traditions made after a person's death may seem extremely strange.
Any belief system may have led to this strange circumstance is unclear, but archaeologists are continuing to investigate the possibilities.
