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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Artificialcranial deformation or Head flattening or head binding is any practiceof intentionally deforming the skull of a human being. It is done bydistorting the normal growth of a child's skull by applying force. Flatshapes, elongated ones (produced by binding between two pieces of wood)rounded ones (binding in cloth) and conical ones are among those chosen.It is typically carried out on an infant, as the skull is most pliableat this time. In a typical case, headbinding begins approximately amonth after birth and continues for about six months. Usually it is apart of a cultural ritual, aimed at creating a skull shape which isaesthetically more pleasing or associated with desirable attributes suchas intelligence. For example, in the Nahai-speaking area of TommanIsland and the south south-western Malalukan, a person with a finelyelongated head is thought to be more intelligent, of higher status, andcloser to the world of the spirits.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Artificial Cranial Deformation | Paul Kane, Human Skull, New Hebrides, Friedrich Ratzel, Nooksack (Tribe), Australian Aborigines, Old World, East Germanic Tribes | Frederic P. Miller (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2026 | OmniScriptum | EAN 9786134028660 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.…

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articlesavailable from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The Chauci were apopulous Germanic tribe that inhabited the extreme northwestern shore ofGermany between Frisia in the west and the Elbe estuary in the east.Their name derives from Proto-Germanic \*xabukaz, 'hawk'. The Chaucilike the Frisii, inhabited terpen, artificial mounds raised above thelarge floodplains of their region, which served to protect their farmsfrom the floods of the North Sea. Their way of life was unfamiliar tothe Romans, who found it mystifying. A lively, first hand account isdelivered by Pliny the Elder, who writes that the Chauci lived byfishing and hunting. Archeological evidence, however, shows that Plinyisn't quite accurate, since the Chauci also raised cattle and supportedcavalry-troops. The Chauci, according to Tacitus, were highly respectedamong Germanic tribes. He also describes them as peaceful, calm, andlevelheaded, despite the reports in the Annales of piracy.…