They engaged in what they called ancestor veneration. They made sure that the ancestral body was kept intact. Mummified the dead and kept in the home or palace that they lived. It was treated like they were still living. The Panacea is what they called them. Some of the remains found were modified, there skull were elongated. It was only for a small group thought to be for the wealthy. Also found was the practices of trephination, where they would drill holes into the skull. It was used for fractured skulls and then later for decease to escape. 60% of people that had this done survived the
They engaged in what they called ancestor veneration. They made sure that the ancestral body was kept intact. Mummified the dead and kept in the home or palace that they lived. It was treated like they were still living. The Panacea is what they called them. Some of the remains found were modified, there skull were elongated. It was only for a small group thought to be for the wealthy. Also found was the practices of trephination, where they would drill holes into the skull. It was used for fractured skulls and then later for decease to escape. 60% of people that had this done survived the