The Enigma of Cranial Deformation: Elongated Skulls of the Ancients

by David Hatcher Childress, Brien Foerster

Overview

Popular Lost Cities author Childress tackles the enigma of worldwide cranial deformation along with Canadian-Peruvian anthropologist Foerster. In a book filled with over a hundred astonishing photos and a color photo section, Childress and Foerster take us to Peru, Bolivia, Egypt, Malta, China, Mexico and other places in search of strange elongated skulls and other cranial deformation. The puzzle of why diverse ancient people–even on remote Pacific Islands–would use head-binding to create elongated heads is mystifying. Where did they even get this idea? Did some people naturally look this way–with long narrow heads? Were they some sort of elite race that roamed the entire planet? Why do anthropologists rarely talk about cranial deformation and know so little about it? As incredible as it seems, Childress and Foerster discover that cranial deformation was practiced on nearly every continent by special groups who believed they were imitating their highly advanced ancestors. This is a mind-blowing trip into the strange past of humans on planet earth.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935487760
Publisher:	Adventures Unlimited Press
Publication date:	02/01/2012
Pages:	348
Sales rank:	900,771
Product dimensions:	6.06(w) x 9.06(h) x 0.56(d)

About the Author

David Hatcher Childress, known as the real-life Indiana Jones to the many fans of his books, is a captivating speaker and the author or coauthor of over 25 books. He has traveled the world several times over, seeking adventure and the answers to the mysteries of mankind's past.

Born in France in 1957 and raised in the mountains of Colorado and Montana, David's curiosity about the world was piqued at a young age. He attended the University of Montana where his studies in oriental culture and philosophy led him to a job teaching English in Taiwan. In 1976, David left the United States on what would become a six-year research and adventure odyssey. During this time, he studied first-hand the ancient civilizations of Africa, the Middle East and China, sometimes journeying into dangerous territory along the way (like Uganda during the overthrow of Idi Amin).

After more than 40 years of investigating these arcane subjects, David finds his unique views and ideas gaining popularity. He is currently a co-star on the History Channel show Ancient Aliens. This popular show is now in its eleventh season and David journeys to Peru, Bolivia and Mexico for episodes of the show. He has appeared on Fox-TV's Sightings and Encounters, two NBC-TV specials, The Conspiracy Zone, and segments for the Discovery Channel, A&E, the Sci-Fi Channel, the Disney Channel, The Travel Channel and others. David also appeared on the Canadian television show Weird or What?, hosted by William Shatner, in its 2011-2012 season. He is also a frequent guest on nationally syndicated radio shows. He continues to explore, write and excite people about discovery through his magazine, World Explorer, and his publishing company, Adventures Unlimited Press. When not traveling, he divides his time between his homes in Illinois and Arizona. He has bookstores open to the public in both locations.

Brien was born in Canada and has lived all over the world. He has a degree in anthropology and currently lives in Peru.

Table of Contents

1 Mysterious Elongated Skulls of the Ancients 13

2 Evolution, Ancient Nan and the Cranium 33

3 Cranial Deformation and the Olmecs 45

4 Cranial Deformation in South America 97

5 Egyptian, African and European Cranial Deformation 141

6 Cranial Deformation in Asia and Pacific Islands 173

7 Nefilim, The Watchers and Elongated Heads 201

8 Bibliography and Footnotes 225