skull

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“We want people to know about what goes on in Mexico,” said Héctor Flores, co-founder of Light of Hope, whose volunteers uncovered a human skull in a Zapopan ravine last week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Human bones, including a skull, were due to go under the hammer on Friday, but Great Western Auctions withdrew the item for sale after being contacted by BBC Scotland News.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

“He has a skull for a face,” Teela insists.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Using advanced neutron imaging technology, scientists examined the skull and braincase of Koharalepis jarviki, a large predatory fish that lived during the Devonian Period, often called the "Age of Fishes."

From Science Daily • May 25, 2026

The Phrenologists reason that if you have a strong organ, it will be big and project from your skull as a bump.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman