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.

Antique dealer Diakokudo Nero has covered himself in radical tattoos, body modifications and piercings to transform into a bizarre and somewhat eerie alien.

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), ...