This broad literature review considers advances in the study of cranial vault modification with an emphasis on investigations of Andean skeletal remains over the last two decades. I delimit three broad categories of research, building on Verano’s synthesis of the state of Andean paleopathology in 1997. These are associations with skeletal pathological conditions, classification and morphology, and social identity. Progress is noted in each of these areas with a particular emphasis on methodological advances in studying morphology as well as the growth of contextualized bioarchaeology and the incorporation of social theory in the consideration of cranial modification as a cultural practice. The article concludes with avenues for future research on head shaping in the Andes specifically and paleopathology more broadly.

这篇广泛的文献综述考虑了颅穹顶修饰研究的进展，重点是过去二十年来对安第斯骨骼残骸的研究。我根据Verano在1997年对Andean古病理状态的综合，划分了三大类研究。这些研究与骨骼病理状况，分类和形态以及社会认同有关。在这些领域中，每个领域都取得了进展，特别强调了研究形态学的方法学进展以及情境化生物考古学的发展以及将颅骨改良作为一种文化实践考虑到社会理论的融合。本文以一些途径为今后在安第斯山脉中特别是在古病理学中头部成形的研究提供了途径。