The Red Queen of Palenque

The red queen of Palenque is an interesting figure from Mexico. She also had an elongated skull, much like the skulls found in Paracas, Peru. She was said to have been 1.54 m tall, so she was not by any means a giant.

She was a highly respected person, buried in an important part of a temple. She was buried with many items of jewelry and a sort of headband of green stones on her head.

Here is a picture of her elongated skull. Source

Here are History Channel's reconstructions based on her skull. If she is related to the Paracas individuals, she may very well have had red hair, as opposed to black hair. The black hair is an assumption, based on the color of the hair of the vast majority of people in that region. Source

Here is the History Channel documentary about the Red Queen of Palenque in YouTube. (This is a multi part series. Open it in YouTube to see all the episodes)

Here is an article by the History Channel about the making of the documentary.