King Tut's Head

Did the Egyptians mold their infants heads? Cuz his head looks odd.


...At first glance Antón noted that the unusual-looking skull could have been that of a female—an observation also later made by Yale University's Anderson. Tut's skull exhibited several characteristics more commonly found on females: a cranium that is elongated toward the back, a receding chin, and an almost nonexistant browridge (the bony ridge under the eyebrows)....

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Some cultures do deform their babies heads to make them more beautiful.

 

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LOL, I know.
Did the early Egyptians??

 

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They may have bound the baby's head, it takes time for the fontanelles to get set.

Ah I was right:

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do they think this was done to Tut?

 

It would appear so, but I'd have to find some way of confirming the information to agree without reservation.

 

Looks like it could have been, but I am not certain.

 

was it royalty only? Males only?

 

Hell, you should have seen his dad:

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A heretic and a freak of nature.

 

Akhenaten wasn't his father, Akhenaten had six daughters one of which married Tutankhamun.

 

As I remember it was mostly females from nobility, but I may be wrong.

 

so was it a family deformity from inbreeding, or was his head molded?

 

I believe there is a scientific name for a skull like that...encephalocaboose.

 

I though it was "Headuphisass" syndrome!

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Infant Head Banding was done all over the world in ancient times.