The head, known as a tsantsa, was authenticated to be sent back to the Ecuador government Digital News Writer, PEOPLE A shrunken head that was used in the 1979 dark comedy Wise Bloods was recently ...

A remarkably well-preserved shrunken head has just been authenticated by DNA analysis, which provides strong evidence that anecdotal accounts of violent head-hunting in South America were true.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have used computer scans to successfully authenticate a ...

A remarkably well-preserved shrunken head has just been authenticated by DNA analysis, which provides strong evidence that anecdotal accounts of violent head-hunting in South America were true.

Head shrinking is rumored to have occurred all over the world, but documented only among a few indigenous South American tribes living in Peru and Ecuador. To the Jivaroan people, a head taken from an ...

This week on Secrets, just how do you make a shrunken and head what gave rise to this strange cultural practice? We’ve all seen Hollywood’s version of aboriginal peoples with shrunken heads adorning ...

Shrunken Head Boutique is adding an additional storefront at 161 E. Franklin St., just a few doors down from its current location, which has been in business since 1969. Melissa Pate, store manager of ...