Anthropologists reported in 2017 that most of these are from skulls, and that some are carved with grooves and holes in a way that suggests intact skulls were once hung up for display.
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From there, they stomped my face into the curb and then proceeded to kick me in the head so the back of my skull smashed into the curb.
The Accidental Attempted Murder|Eugene Robinson|September 2, 2020|Ozy
Musk envisions an outpatient therapy where a robot can simultaneously remove a piece of the skull, sew the electrodes in, and replace the missing skull piece with the device.
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“In a lot of ways,” Musk said, “It’s kind of like a Fitbit in your skull, with tiny wires.”
Elon Musk gave a peek at his brain computing startup, Neuralink, on Friday by showing off a surgically implanted electrical device in the skull of a living pig that broadcast the animal’s brain activity.
Elon Musk shows off Neuralink brain implant technology in a living pig|jonathanvanian2015|August 29, 2020|Fortune
He fell 40 feet and fractured his skull, hip, and nose, and lay there motionless.
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Katniss walks through mountains of skeletons, at one point recoiling in horror as she inadvertently steps on a skull.
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He subsequently told the Post that it was clear he had killed bin Laden because his skull was split open.
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Before the 16thcentury, Spanish conquest, the Aztecs saw the skull as a symbol of rebirth.
New Orleans’ Carnivalesque Day of the Dead|Jason Berry|November 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Your Advanced Combat Helmet weighs seven pounds and the back pads press furiously into the corners of your skull.
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The braincase of the skull is crushed in three places as though by a raptor's beak.
American Weasels|E. Raymond Hall
The falling keystone crushed his skull in, and the genius of the place was thus avenged.
The Ingoldsby Country|Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Never mind having crushed my skull, as I really wanted a chance to give a good turn to the local doctor.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 109, August 3, 1895|Various
The outline of Tso-mavang is like that of a skull seen from the front, and we had now to explore the very top.
Trans-Himalaya, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Sven Hedin
Wrap the skull muscles on with excelsior rolled in palms of hands.
Taxidermy|Leon Luther Pray
British Dictionary definitions for skull
skull
/ (skʌl) /
noun
the bony skeleton of the head of vertebratesSee cranium Related adjective: cranial
oftenderogatorythe head regarded as the mind or intelligenceto have a dense skull
a picture of a skull used to represent death or danger
Word Origin for skull
C13: of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse skoltr, Norwegian skult, Swedish dialect skulle
The part of the skeleton that forms the framework of the head, consisting of the bones of the cranium, which protect the brain, and the bones of the face. See more at skeleton.