The Bone Room - Carolingian Human Skulls

Carolingian Human Skulls

Real Human Skulls from the Carolingian Dynasty- Carolingian Skulls, 8th-9th Century
Found at a grave area at St. Ursula, Cologne, Germany During the 8th and 9th centuries, the Carolingian Dynasty underwent a renaissance under the greatest Carolingian monarch, Charlemagne, crowned Emperor by Pope Leo III in 800. During this time the Carolingians standardized the minting of coins, united the Frankish church, and greatly increased literacy and knowledge amongst both clergy and laymen. The Carolingian dynasty began to fall in 888 after a period of civil war as the three sons of Lothair I fought for control of the kingdom, although they kept control of parts of Western Europe until 987.

Human Bone Laws & Information

In short, it is perfectly legal to posses and sell human bones in the United States. There are a few exceptions and addendums to this including a few states where import and export has been banned, and of course, protected archaeological resources covered by the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. For more information and specifics please visit our Bone FAQ page.

Human Bone Price Increase***

While it has not been too long since I was forced to raise human bone prices, I must do it again. Supplies have continued to fall since China, the only country recently shipping significant numbers of human bones, passed a law outlawing their export right before the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

After a much longer period of exporting very large quantities of human bones, India outlawed export from that country in 1985. A large percentage of the current stock in the U.S. came from those two sources, and with no new country exporting to fill the demand, the price has increased very markedly. Hence, we have had to raise prices on all of our natural human bone products as of 3-1-10. - Ronald Cauble, Owner.