'Cone-headed' skull from Iran was bashed in 6,200 years ago, but no one knows why The skull of a young woman found at a Copper Age cemetery in Iran has revealed evidence of cranial modification along with a serious traumatic injury.

A young woman in ancient Iran had her skull shaped into a cone and met a violent end. Accident or ancient intrigue? 6,200 years later, we're still guessing. #CranialMystery #AncientIran #Archaeologyhy