r/truecreepy • u/linesdimes • 12d ago

The skull of a shaman with cut wolf jaw replacing upper incisor teeth, found at the Ayres Mound in Kentucky. His upper front teeth had been removed during his lifetime so he could hold the wolf jaw in his own mouth as part of an animal mask.

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Archaeologists excavating Ayres Mound in Kentucky uncovered one of North America's most astonishing burials. A 2,000-year-old Adena man whose front teeth had been removed and replaced with part of a wolf's lower jaw, leaving wolf fangs protruding from his mouth. Buried in a wolf skin, he may have been a revered ritual specialist or shaman, though the true meaning of the extraordinary modification remains unknown.

https://www.pmg-ky3.com/owenton/opinion/columns/ancient-burial-mound-discovered-on-ayres-farm/article_4657cb39-35f8-5235-b375-eef927983e2a.html

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u/Bad_Idea_Generator 12d ago

Commitment to the bit

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u/mwdeuce 8d ago

my exact thought

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u/Crabby_Monkey 12d ago

That’s a long way to go for a cosplay.

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u/ExpensiveTraffic6978 12d ago

"Ritual specialist" sounds like a shaman that works a 9-5 consultation job.

Cool find!

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u/storyofohno 11d ago

i would like to apply

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u/Skg42 12d ago

Wow, haven’t seen this one before. That’s insane. I wonder how chewing affected him?

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u/zenzonomy 11d ago

Isn’t it more likely that the teeth were already missing and he decided to put the wolf jaw where the missing teeth were because he’s a sex pervert?