Walking through a vacant lot in an old (historic) part of town, I found a round piece of bone that looks like the head of a femur from a human being. How can I identify this or what kind of place would I call to look at it for me and/or date it?
A zooarchaeologist could tell you if the bone is human or not. If it is in a historic part of town, you could contact an archeologist or someone who does CRM work. They are generally interested in this sort of thing.
I could be wrong, but I believe, in the US, it’s illegal to posess human remains except for specific reasons, like education, then they have to be from known sources.
I once got a ticket for transporting a human skeleton in the from seat of my car.
If you really think it’s human you can tell the police. While it probably is either very old or not human, it could be as recent as a couple years.
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I once got a ticket for transporting a human skeleton in the from seat of my car.
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Maybe you got the ticket because it wasn’t wearing a seat belt.
If you think it looks human, report it to the police. It may be the remains of a murder victim/ accident/ suicide.
I used to do this as part of my education and teaching. I’m certainly no professional, but I’m better at identifying human bones and pieces than your average doper.
Its a hobby
That being said, don’t be surprised when I say…“I don’t know.”
[QUOTE=picunurse]
I could be wrong, but I believe, in the US, it’s illegal to posess human remains except for specific reasons, like education, then they have to be from known sources.
I once got a ticket for transporting a human skeleton in the from seat of my car.
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And the charge was what? Possessing an unlicensed skeleton?
[QUOTE=picunurse]
I once got a ticket for transporting a human skeleton in the from seat of my car.
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I swear, the lengths some people will go to to use the car pool lane.
yep. Post picture with a ruler or something to measure it against near it before you bother the cops.
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I could be wrong, but I believe, in the US, it’s illegal to posess human remains except for specific reasons, like education, then they have to be from known sources.
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Nah. Anyone can own all or part of a skeleton. Or any other preserved parts. You just have to be able to demonstrate that it comes from a legitimate source. You just couldn’t head out to the cemetary one night and dig up uncle Earl to put on display.
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You just have to be able to demonstrate that it comes from a legitimate source.
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Like The Boneroom, with a full inventory of human bones for sale.
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Maybe you got the ticket because it wasn’t wearing a seat belt.
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It was in 1969, no seatbelts required.
Otto, no carpool lane either.
The officer asked if I owned it, I didn’t. Then, he gave me a ticket, I actually don’t remember what he put on it as the violation. The school I was transporting it for paid the ticket.
Projammer, thank you, I really wasn’t sure.
The local natural history museum can figure out what it is. I wouldn’t bother the cops unless I knew it was human. If it is, just tell 'em when & where you found it.
[QUOTE=picunurse]
It was in 1969, no seatbelts required.
Otto, no carpool lane either.
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Oh c’mon, picunurse—where’s your sense of humorus?
[QUOTE=Washoe]
Oh c’mon, picunurse—where’s your sense of humorus?
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[QUOTE=Washoe]
Oh c’mon, picunurse—where’s your sense of humorus?
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I think she is telling a fib…ula
Si
[QUOTE=picunurse]
The officer asked if I owned it, I didn’t. Then, he gave me a ticket, I actually don’t remember what he put on it as the violation. The school I was transporting it for paid the ticket.
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Was it a moving violation or was it something skeleton-related?
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I wouldn’t bother the cops unless I knew it was human.
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This doesn’t seem like very good advice to me (although I confess I am not an expert in matters legal etc) - I would have thought it best to leave things as undisturbed as possible until the police have eliminated the possibility of it being human remains from a recent murder or something.
[QUOTE=Cosmic Relief]
Was it a moving violation or was it something skeleton-related?
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Hey, 35 years, I’m lucky to remember where I parked my car at the mall.
I know it was related to the skeleton, but it may have been about distracting other drivers. I knew I should have dressed him.
si_blakely, I was a lab assistant for the collede I was attending. We moved to a new campus.
[QUOTE=Cosmic Relief]
Was it a moving violation or was it something skeleton-related?
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If the skeleton was moving then picunurse had way bigger problems than a traffic ticket.