Cranial modification is a form of body alteration where the head is pressed or bound to permanently deform the skull. The practice has been reported across various cultures throughout history.

Tattoos and other forms of body modification aren't just for rebels anymore, and most adults seem to know that. My 47-year-old optometrist has a tattoo on his arm, a very lovely recreation of ...

An international team of researchers report that the Hirota people, who lived on the southern Japanese island of Tanegashima between the late Yayoi period to the Kofun period (3rd to 7th century CE), ...