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Child's Nervous System
Published in: Child's Nervous System 4/2008

01-04-2008 | Invited Paper

The intriguing history of the human calvaria: sinister and religious

Authors: R. Shane Tubbs, Marios Loukas, Mohammadali M. Shoja, Nihal Apaydin, E. George Salter, W. Jerry Oakes

Published in: Child's Nervous System | Issue 4/2008

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Abstract

Introduction

A review of the ancient world finds multiple documentations describing the use of the human calvaria as a drinking implement.

Terminology

This term, which is frequently and incorrectly called the “calvarium,” has a unique history among multiple cultures of the world. For example, the purported site of Jesus’ crucifixion “Calvary” is derived from this term calvaria. The present report explores the derivation, misuse, and history of the human calvaria.
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Metadata
Title
The intriguing history of the human calvaria: sinister and religious
Authors
R. Shane Tubbs
Marios Loukas
Mohammadali M. Shoja
Nihal Apaydin
E. George Salter
W. Jerry Oakes
Publication date
01-04-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Child's Nervous System / Issue 4/2008
Print ISSN: 0256-7040
Electronic ISSN: 1433-0350
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-007-0509-0

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