"It is possible it was carved from the skull of an important member of Iron Age society, whose presence was in some way preserved and commemorated through their bones." Human skull (illustrative).

Researchers at the Neolithic ritual center of Göbekli Tepe in Turkey have discovered this fragment of a human skull (below), one of three that were carved and altered after death, and possibly ...

According to historians, the human skull was revered by many living in the British Isles during the Iron Age. Both carved stone heads and skulls served as talismans, as evidenced in ritual ...

Three skulls were carefully shaped to create cups or bowls ... It is the oldest example of an engraved human bone now known.' The human arm bone with zig-zag markings that were analysed by Museum ...