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Cranial Deformations in Machu Picchu

Inca culture

Museo Machupicchu - Casa Concha

Museo Machupicchu - Casa Concha
Cusco, Peru

Many of the skulls recovered during the 1912 excavations of Machu Picchu show typical cranial shapes from zones outside of Cusco. The two most frequently found shapes are shown here, in conjunction with a facial reconstruction using the base of one of the displayed skulls.

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  • Title: Cranial Deformations in Machu Picchu
  • Creator: Inca culture
  • Location: Machu Picchu
  • Provenance: Machu Picchu
  • Rights: Universidad Nacional de San Antonio Abad del Cusco. UNSAAC
  • Cultura/Estilo: Inca
Museo Machupicchu - Casa Concha

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