The paint was a form of disguise so they wouldn’t be taken.” He explained why he kept certain parts of his victims On #ThisDayinHistory 1991, cannibal serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is caught.

The oldest painted skull in Hallstatt dates back to about 1720, though some unpainted ones may be older. As for the newest, that’s from 1995—long after Hallstatt stopped being used for new ...

The researchers took samples of red paint from 38 different artifacts and bones, 25 of which were human skulls. Using three scientific techniques — X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray fluorescence ...

Adding the paint to the skulls brought the deceased to a new sort of existence. It brought on new being to their physical and spiritual state.