有意改变颅骨形状的风俗几乎遍于全世界。至今所知,南美洲的智利、秘鲁、阿根庭、厄瓜多尔和哥伦比亚;中美洲的墨西哥;北美洲的密西西比河下游、佛罗里达以及美国西北部的一些印弟安人都曾发现过人工有意改形的颅骨。在旧大陆的小亚细亚、高加索、印度以及亚洲南部的印度尼西亚;大洋洲的新几内亚、新卡里多也曾有发现过。此外,在欧洲的早期居民中,例如德国、奥地利和匈牙利,甚至非洲的蒙巴图人也曾有发现(Martin,R.,1956)。 The custom of changing the shape of the skull is almost everywhere in the world. So far, Chile, Peru, Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia in South America; Mexico in Central America; the Mississippi in North America, Florida and some Indians in the northwestern United States have found that artificial intentional modification The skull. In Asia Minor in the Old World, the Caucasus, India and Indonesia in southern Asia; New Guinea in Oceania, New Caledonia have also been found. In addition, among the early European inhabitants, such as Mombatu in Germany, Austria and Hungary, and even in Africa, there were also discoveries (Martin, R., 1956).