Examining unearthed bones, one can discern a lot about the lives of the people they belonged to. The size and structure of bones can reveal if someone was tall or short, strong or slight. Discover the stories these bones tell. Have you ever wondered about the secrets bones hold? #archeology #anthropology #bones #history #science | Odyssey - Ancient History

Where did the bones come from? 🦴 That’s one of the biggest questions we work to answer at The Bone Museum. To trace the history of the medical bone trade, we dive deep into old medical supply catalogs, like those from Denoyer-Geppert, a company that once sold real human skeletons to medical schools and universities. These catalogs help us map out the timeline of how bones were sourced, distributed, and sold around the world. While Denoyer-Geppert is just one example, we use dozens of companies