Now that's big!
skull
And the Neolithic practice of using human remains for protection or luck is not unique to cranial amulets
The believed to be human skull found in a donation box
"The anatomy of his skull guided the facial reconstruction, so I think it's a much more realistic appearance than any of the ones we’ve seen in the past"
The skull has been dubbed the “Yunxian Man"
The 12-year-old was one of five victims of Ian Brady and Myra Hindley in the 1960s, with three of them later found buried on Saddleworth Moor
Some of the remains date back more than 200 years and provide insight into hospital conditions in an era before anaesthesia, sterile operating theaters & antiseptics
"Unfortunately, if there is a trepanation under the metal it is not visible, so it's unclear if there is in fact evidence of surgery”
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The skull was found in South Africa