In the double burial of a young male and female in the central mound of the Hopewell Group in Ohio, each of the skulls was supplied with an artificial nose of copper. Middle Woodland period, 100 BCE to 500 CE [873×685]
by Fuckoff555
In the double burial of a young male and female in the central mound of the Hopewell Group in Ohio, each of the skulls was supplied with an artificial nose of copper. Middle Woodland period, 100 BCE to 500 CE [873×685]
by Fuckoff555
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Before or after death!?
Those look like artificial nostrils, not a nose. Were they shoved inside their noses?
Bad quality copper?🤨
An interesting find, given that they don’t appear to be a replacement nose (i.e. due to injury or illness). Maybe a transient or unique decision based on how the individuals died, i.e. to ensure they could breathe?
I’m not sure if it’s just the lighting, but the eye sockets of the skull on the right are a really weird shape