Deformed 'conehead' skull from Dark Ages unearthed in France

Monday, November 18, 2013 - 15:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The skeleton of an ancient aristocratic woman whose head was warped into a deformed, pointy shape has been unearthed in a necropolis in France.The necropolis, found in the Alsace region of France, contains 38 tombs that span more than 4,000 years, from the Stone Age to the Dark Ages.

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