The Chinchorro culture existed on the coast of present day northern Chile and southern Peru as much as 9000 years ago, and interestingly they purposefully mummified their dead. The mummification first arose about 7000 years ago, making them 4000 years older than the same practice carried out in Egypt. The brain and other organs were…
There is a tribe deep in the center of Africa that was once famous for its hair styles that defied nature. They practiced Lipombo’ – the art of head elongation that denoted majesty and status…the Mangbetu. An amalgam of linguistically- and culturally-related peoples of northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Mangbetu refers to a large people group of the northeastern…
Tiwanaku (Spanish: ”Tiahuanaco and Tiahuanacu”) is a Pre-Colombian archaeological site in western Bolivia, South America. It was the capital of a civilization that extended into present day Peru and Chile, flourishing from AD 300 to AD 1000. It’s demise is believed to have been the result of local climate change. The famous Sun Gate at Tiwanaku…
Most information about the lives of the Paracas people comes from excavations at the large seaside Paracas site, south of Lima, and first investigated by the Peruvian archaeologist Julio Tello in the 1920s. They are thought to have developed as a cohesive group around 1200 BC, or earlier… Carbon 14 and DNA testing of the…
The southern coastal area of Peru, specifically Paracas and Nazca has evidence that most academics have not looked at, and that is the phenomenon of the existence of pre-Colombian people having red hair. Counter to common claims, this reddish or even blondish appearance in several mummies and skulls, such as the example above of a…
Artificial cranial deformation was a global phenomenon, most prevalent about 2000 years ago, and examples have been found on every continent except Antarctica. As documented in the above book by Brien, and David Hatcher Childress, available HERE. The most famous Elongated Skulls are most likely those found in the area of Paracas Peru, where 40…
Buy HERE The bizarre yet fascinating subject of cranial deformation has been largely avoided by archeologists, anthropologists and historians. But why? Most likely because the practice of this very strange procedure by disparate cultures from all around the world—which continues to this day—is easier ignored than explored. Why would diverse peoples—even on remote Pacific islands—take…
The bizarre yet fascinating subject of cranial deformation has been largely avoided by archeologists, anthropologists and historians. But why? Most likely because the practice of this very strange procedure by disparate cultures from all around the world—which continues to this day—is easier ignored than explored. Why would diverse peoples—even on remote Pacific islands—take up the…
Lloyd Pye became Director of the Starchild Project in February of 1999, and after rapidly encountering the same inability among experts to identify the deformity, began to suspect the Skull had other-worldly origins, a theme he explored in him books and lectures. Pye, with the assistance of both major and minor contributors, organized independent scientific…
Paracas, on the coast of Peru has been a cultural center for thousands of years, with the oldest of the societies being known as the Paracas, a term coined by the much later Inca people. What the Paracas called themselves we have no clue, and where they came from is also not known. As a…
A trip to the Paracas History Museum begins with Sr. Juan Navarro giving a full explanation of the 5 distinct cultures that lived in the area in pre-hispanic times: Paracas, Nazca, Huari, Chincha and Inca… Most visitors take special interest in the Elongated Skulls of the Paracas culture, and thus we take examples out of…
Four hours drive south of Lima Peru lies the Paracas Peninsula, part of which is an ecological reserve, where one can see wildlife such as sea lions, and a myriad of various sea bird species. The area is amazingly rich in seafood, and abundant fresh water exists just below the surface of the desert sands….
