Want to buy a human skull?

Eric Frei · 27th October 2009, 01:33 AM

Well, it's never passed my mind however a recent article int he paper means it can be big business.

Man jailed for selling human skulls - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Quote:

A Chinese-American academic has been sentenced to eight years in prison for selling human skulls unearthed in China to buyers overseas, state media reported.

The US national, 44, only identified by his surname Ding, was sentenced on September 21 for 'illegal business practices', the Beijing Times reported.

His arrest came after the US Federal Bureau of Investigation tipped off Chinese police last year, informing authorities that Ding was sending the skulls to the United States via express mail.

The academic, who worked in Beijing as a consultant, was subsequently arrested in May last year trying to ship 20 skulls to the United States.

Police found an additional 1,100 skulls at his home in the capital, it said.

The skulls were at least 60 years old and some dated back to 1840.

The man has appealed the verdict, with his lawyers insisting that the sale of such artefacts is not illegal and that old skulls are widely bought and sold by collectors in China, the report said.

Ding said he started collecting the artefacts after purchasing several skulls with designs carved into them at a Beijing antiques market.

He later bought skulls from wholesalers in the north-west Qinghai province and enlisted artisans to add carvings to them, the paper said.

According to the court, Ding sent around 200 of the skulls overseas, allegedly earning a total of $US19,000 ($20,500) after purchasing the heads for less than $US23 each.

The case is before a Beijing appeals court, the report said.

Victor Lindsay · 27th October 2009, 07:45 AM

Who would want one?

windthrown · 27th October 2009, 12:13 PM

Hey, they are great to have around for Halloween!

Steve Tipton · 31st October 2009, 08:13 PM

What do you expect from a DING anyhoo???????

Apocalypsse · 31st October 2009, 09:23 PM

I could swear ive seen this before somewhere else. Should get a skull for the work truck, scare off those retarded drivers before they have a chance at trying to crash into you.

windthrown · 1st November 2009, 06:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Quintrex

What do you expect from a DING anyhoo???????

What's a DING? Is it like a Donk?

stirmantrees · 1st November 2009, 02:54 PM

no thanks. i got one already.

Willard Holmen · 3rd November 2009, 03:15 AM

In 2002 when my wife and I did our 6 month European-Egyptian back pack tour before we had kids. We were in the underground catacombs of Paris, France. After seeing hundreds of thousands bones and skulls piled neatly for about a kilometer, the guard who checked our backpacks for stolen skulls noticed we were Canadian. Quietly he tried to give us a skull if we greeted him upon his arrival to Canada. We refused.
In Eygpt we were in a underground tomb and the guard brings out a dried up head with skin and all , and he tried to give it to us. You know what our answer was.
Willard.

Willard Holmen · 3rd November 2009, 03:53 AM

Afew pics from 2002.

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Willard Holmen Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Manitoba, Canada Posts: 649	Re: Want to buy a human skull? In 2002 when my wife and I did our 6 month European-Egyptian back pack tour before we had kids. We were in the underground catacombs of Paris, France. After seeing hundreds of thousands bones and skulls piled neatly for about a kilometer, the guard who checked our backpacks for stolen skulls noticed we were Canadian. Quietly he tried to give us a skull if we greeted him upon his arrival to Canada. We refused. In Eygpt we were in a underground tomb and the guard brings out a dried up head with skin and all , and he tried to give it to us. You know what our answer was. Willard. Last edited by Willard Holmen; 3rd November 2009 at 09:24 AM. Reason: spell correction

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