3D images of the skulls excavated from the Doigahama site (left) and the Hirota site (right) (IMAGE)

Kyushu University

3D images of the skulls excavated from the Doigahama site (left) and the Hirota site (right)

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3D images of skulls excavated from the Hirota site and the Doigahama site that the researchers used to compare skull morphology between the two groups. Notice that the skull from the Hirota site (right) has a more flattened back of the head compared to the skulls from the Doigahama site (left) indicating intentional cranial modification.

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Seguchi Lab/Kyushu University

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