Treasures Decoded
Shrunken Heads
Season 4 Episode 6
In the 1840s, Western explorers entered the Amazon rainforest and stumbled upon the ancient ritual of head shrinking. This isolated ceremonial practice soon became an obsession to trophy collectors, setting off a bizarre international trade, and a deadly new chapter in the history of the Shuar tribe. Here, a team of anthropologists, historians and scientists uses DNA, forensic science, and computer modeling to examine the ancient craft of head shrinking and the story of a society of victims, who were also perpetrators
Treasures Decoded airs on Sky History 2 at 4:00 PM, Tuesday 24 December. (Subtitles.)
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