bone-lust:This anatomical specimen dating to the 1200s is the oldest known in Europe. The gruesome
bone-lust: This anatomical specimen dating to the 1200s is the oldest known in Europe. The gruesome specimen, now in a private collection, consists of a human head and shoulders with the top of the skull and brain removed. Rodent nibbles and insect larvae trails mar the face. The arteries are filled with a red “metal wax” compound that helped preserve the body. More - http://www.themarysue.com/dark-age-mummy-advances-in-biology/#geekosystem -- source link