At a prehistoric cemetery in Iran, archaeologists have discovered a skull belonging to a young woman who lived more than ...

One of the unusual skulls bore a hallmark of violence: a triangular fracture along the left side of the head. Related: Viking Age women with cone-shaped skulls likely learned head-binding practice ...

Ancient cone-shaped skull shows signs of fatal trauma. ... The injury’s severity is particularly prominent in the form of a triangular fracture along the left parietal bone’s sagittal border.

CT scans also revealed a fracture extending from the front of the skull all the way to the rear with no signs of healing. The injury’s severity is particularly prominent in the form of a triangular ...