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Drilled skulls of Paracas culture
Showcase with drilled skulls
Showcase with drilled skulls, close-up
Drilled skull 01
Drilled skull 01, second photo
Drilled skull 02
Drilled skull 02, close-up
Drilled skull 02, close-up 02
Unfortunately there is no text in the showcase of the drilled skulls. But considering that Paracas culture was going with extraterrestrial gods and considering that these gods were teaching the natives cultivation of plants and domestication of animals, it can be admitted that also here with the drilled skulls the gods play the main role: extraterrestrial surgeons have operated here, as it is presented in the engraved stones of Ocucaje in the engraved stone museum of Ica (stones showing head operations).
Here are head operations shown on engraved stones of Ocucaje in the stone museum of Ica
Head operation, marking the location with a compass
The surgeon cutting the skull
The surgeon solving the brain of the head
Outside of the head the brain is repaired
Or parts of the brain are healed.
The indication that the skull was "drilled" ("trepenation") probably is not right in this case, but the skull was opened by cuts.
Drilled skull 03
Drilled skull 03, second photo
Drilled skull 04
Drilled skull 04, second photo
Drilled skull 05, healed over
Drilled skull 05, healed over, second photo
Drilled skull 06
Drilled skull 06, second photo
Drilled skull 06, third photo
Skull drilled several times
Original ritual knife of stone which was used with operations of Paracas culture
Original ritual knife, close-up
Deformed long skulls of Paracas culture
Showcase with deformed skulls (long skulls) of Paracas culture
Showcase with deformed skulls (long skulls) of Paracas culture, close-up
The text about deformed long skulls of Paracas culture in Spanish and in English
<Head deformation
Artificial head deformation was one of the most common cultural practices in ancient peoples of the world. Nevertheless, the greatest quantity and variety of types of deformed heads have been reported in Peru. The most impressive of them are those of the Paracas culture, recovered mainly from funerary contexts of sites like Chongos (Pisco valley), Cerro Colorado and Cabezas Largas (Paracas Peninsula), and Ocucaje (Ica valley).
The deformation of the head was usually initiated soon after the baby was born by using a combination of wooden sticks-cotton pads- cords or a special craddle. Ethic and aesthetic purposes were the main reasons for this practice.>
Deformed skull of Paracas culture (long skull) 01
Deformed skull of Paracas culture (long skull) 02
Deformed skull of Paracas culture (long skull) 03
Deformed skull of Paracas culture (long skull) 04
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