sorry, i just don’t know who to ask. i went to an antiques auction today and somecrazyhow came home with a pair of real human skulls.
yeah it’s 100% legal and legit.
question is: do any of you know how to determine the age of the persons via skull attributes? the one i’m more interested in is either a child or a female…it’s the more yellow one and the majority of pics are of it.
note the lower mandible and the lack of molar sockets. what the heck is that about? also there’s a small bone sticking down below the ear (behind the jaw). i dunno if that’s a typical earboney thing that all people have or if that’s the thing that moves as you age (isn’t that a thing? doesn’t a bone in your ear move when you get older so you can’t hear the “mosquito” ringtones? or am i all confused…)
i think they are turn-of-the-century, but it’s neat the cranium is not cut.
any help would be appreciated. PICS:
OH totally not related (but however creepy to add in):
i bought this unknown cutting tool as well. what caught me about it was the silken smooth handle that is from just being used to death. i don’t know if it was previously pointed and the tip broke off or if it was always that shape. the seller said he thought it was a form of a tobacco cutter, but i have a suspicion it was a long-handled meat ax or a form of “cow splitter.”
any help iding that would be fun as well.