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With a human skull in the garden?

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Slippersandacuppa · 07/05/2016 20:45

Because I've never been in this situation before.

We've been tidying up the garden and have piles of rubble all over the place. One of our rickety old fences borders a graveyard (very old belonging to ancient church) and I'm assuming the skull sort of drifted under our fence and has been near the top of the soil for a while. I hope.

I've googled but can't seem to find much info. I'll be contacting the parish council on Monday but wondered if it warrants a call to 101 (or whatever it is) to register it just in case it's not a graveyard wanderer Confused

Anyone had a similar experience?!

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Slippersandacuppa · 10/05/2016 13:09

ouriana

MOJ won't really be interested in a bunch of mnetters having a tea party and doing a spot of gardening, will they?

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Slippersandacuppa · 10/05/2016 13:08

ConferencePear I did wonder if it was worth calling them as they probably can't even remember where the churchyard is (although I'm starting to like them a bit more now that they're objecting to people turning their conservation area gardens into executive houses) but I thought I should try to be polite. They know where I live.

Glad you lot have it all under control. I can supply a tent, a paddling pool, a slip'n'slide and absinthe.

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RedOnHerHedd · 10/05/2016 12:43

Excellent, so if anyone wants to help with the brushy part of the excavation they should come and see myself or WakeUpFast, as we're able to give out professional advice. We'd be working under close management of Ouriana.

Does anyone know Baldrick's phone number? We need someone with a geo fizzing machine, and we could do with an artist to show us all what OP's house would've looked like.

Also, we need someone to get REALLY REALLY excited when they did up a piece of brown teapot.

Does anyone know anyone with a camcorder?

And we need a tent too.

Plus:
Sieves
Colanders
Trowels (or old spoons)
Cardboard boxes (for pottery and bones)
A big yellow digger
Plasters (just in case we hurt ourselves)

ConferencePear · 10/05/2016 12:16

Once when the river near my house had flooded I found part of a skeleton; no skull though. You are required by law to report human remains to the police.
It has nothing to do with the parish council.

CaveMum · 10/05/2016 12:15

This thread needs to be in Classics! My pelvic floor nearly gave out at the "No skulls in the dishwasher" reprimand 😂

I can't believe it hasn't been mentioned yet, but does your area have a history of battles involving monarchs? You could have your very own Richard III on your hands. Rebury him with full honours and your favourite football team might win the Premier League Wink

CauliflowerBalti · 10/05/2016 12:14

(I'd quite like to keep it too. Ssshhhhh.)

WakeUpFast · 10/05/2016 12:12

Great! I have a pastry brush too and various kiddy paint brushes with thicker bristles. Might have a shoe brush somewhere too for a larger area Wink.
I think that makes us incharge of the brushy job!

QuintessentialShadow · 10/05/2016 12:10

"So proof the mail gun has been around longer than we thought."

mail gun Grin Must be anglo saxon for "firing off an email".

RedOnHerHedd · 10/05/2016 11:55

Wakeupfast I can bring brushy things too, I have a pastry brush and makeup brushes, and thanks to national geographic's "dig your own dinosaur" I'm practically a professional now!

WakeUpFast · 10/05/2016 11:52

Can I say how much I'm enjoying your posts Ouriana Smile, absolutely fascinating.

Can I come too and bring a brushy thing for the dig? I've always wanted to do that Grin.

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MyVisionsComeFromSoup · 10/05/2016 10:10

while all the experts are on the thread - can I ask a question on behalf of DD3? She want to be a forensic pathologist Molly from Sherlock and as it's a horrifically long training process, are there many actual paying jobs at the end of it all? Is it worthwhile in terms of fees and loans etc?

She'd love a skull and bones to investigate, can we join the party too OP? DD2 will make cake, DD3 is better at bread. I'll make the Pimms.

MiffleTheIntrovert · 10/05/2016 09:58

Oh goodness I'm worried about a holey anaemic head now too! I don't have much hair at the moment - will the rain get in? I'm going to have a damp brain Shock

AlwaysNC · 10/05/2016 09:35

I'm also waiting for pippins update after she's told police about her old murder house. Surely you have to tell them about it now and they'll have to go look in the coal shed?

Natsku · 10/05/2016 09:19

I'm learning so much from this thread! I've been on and off again anaemic for years, well over a decade, wonder if I'm getting holes in my head!

HookedOnHooking · 10/05/2016 09:12

This is so interesting. I'm fascinated.

Today is my day off. I have important Things To Fo. But fear they will be left neglected as I learn about bones and stuff.

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SmallLegsOrSmallEggs · 10/05/2016 07:59

porosity of the skull leading to tiny holes which is caused by iron deficiency and anaemia

I'm anaemic just now have been for a while

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stealtheatingtunnocks · 10/05/2016 00:29

Slippers you say "because I've never been in this situation before...." which amused me no end. What is the etiquette for handling skulls?

Poor YS. Pretty cool for you guys, though.

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SilverBirchWithout · 10/05/2016 00:18

It does look like rust around the hole and maybe a bit of a depression in the same area? It does make me wonder whether it was some sort of medical procedure.

SilverBirchWithout · 10/05/2016 00:14

ouriana so you can tell the hole happened before death? How fascinating.

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RedOnHerHedd · 10/05/2016 00:00

Hold on a min Ouriana while I grab a dictionary ConfusedGrinGrin