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This image is a derivative work of the following images: WMD symbols variant vertical.svg licensed with Cc-by-sa-2.5,2.0,1.0, Cc-by-sa-3.0-migrated, GFDL 2010-05-03T12:15:36Z Fastfission 449x1201 (33090 Bytes) update metadata; 2006-08-31T15:42:28Z Fastfission 449x1201 (32285 Bytes) WMD hazard symbols, arranged vertically. This one uses the more ...
The human skull is an obvious and frequent symbol of death, found in many cultures and religious traditions. [1] Human skeletons and sometimes non-human animal skeletons and skulls can also be used as blunt images of death; the traditional figures of the Grim Reaper – a black-hooded skeleton with a scythe – is one use of such symbolism. [2]
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Totenkopf (German: [ˈtoːtn̩ˌkɔpf], i.e. skull, literally "dead person's head") is the German word for skull. The word is often used to denote a figurative, graphic or sculptural symbol, common in Western culture, consisting of the representation of a human skull – usually frontal, more rarely in profile with or without the mandible .
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Researchers estimate that the woman was about 18–25 years old when she died and was about 4 feet, 8–10 inches (1.5 meters) tall. Judging by her dental samples, scientists suggest she ate a diet of stone-ground meal. Her skull was fractured, which researchers infer was caused by a blow to the head, which may have killed her. [4]
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A skull and crossbones is a symbol consisting of a human skull and two long bones crossed together under or behind the skull. [1] The design originated in the Late Middle Ages as a symbol of death and especially as a memento mori on tombstones.