Comb made from human skull may have been used in Iron Age rituals
A 2,000-year-old hair comb discovered in a museum’s collection was carved from a human skull.
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A 2,000-year-old hair comb discovered in a museum’s collection was carved from a human skull.
A comb made from a human skull has been listed among 280,000 "items of interest" discovered between 2016 and 2018 while a highway was undergoing improvements.
The notion that our ancestors’ shift from a hunter-gatherer lifestyle to farming was disastrous for our health is well established, but a new study should prompt a rethink, says Michael Marshall
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