Expert: Ralph Salier - 2/22/2011

Question
I have an old skull which is human but none of my dr friends can identifyThanks for looking charles

Answer
Hi Charles,

Send me pics of the skull and let me know what you are trying to accomplish.  What do you want to identify? Gender, age, race?? Some of these can be identified but not always.  

Where did it come from and how did you come to be in possession of the skull?  Being in possession of human remains is illegal in some states but can be in museums or university collections under the right circumstances, unless it is a commercially available skeleton for teaching or other purposes.  

Please send the pics to rsalier@hotmail.com with the subject line "skull".