The Chincha people of ancient Peru had a unique funeral ritual that involved decorating the bones of their ancestors with red pigment. This ritual was supposed to give the dead a new form of social life.
An analysis into finger-painted skulls found in Peru, some from individuals who died up to a millennium ago, reveals that people painted their ancestors skeletal remains.
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