Carla Valentine

Carla Valentine Instagram – “Snot holes”. I found this skull in my office a few years ago with no catalogue information and ended up putting a pic on Twitter to see if anyone could help identify the holes in the forehead. I didn’t know if they were artificial or congenital or what. Not only did I find out what they were I also had a Doctor from the US contact me to say he *had* the whole skull catalogue! Incredible what can be found on the internet. Turns out these are trephining holes to purge mucus – quite common in the 18th Century. The power of social media! Sometimes it’s on the side of good…💀 #humanremains #remainstobeseen #anatomy #pathology #specimen #conservation #histmed #skull #trephining #trepanning | Posted on 27/Jul/2023 13:32:49