Oldest-Known Human Brain Discovered 74
Smivs writes "The BBC report that archaeologists have found what could be Britain's oldest surviving human brain.
The team, excavating a York University site, discovered a skull containing a yellow substance which scans showed to be shrunken, but brain-shaped.
Brains consist of fatty tissue which microbes in the soil would absorb, so neurologists believe the find could be some kind of fossilised brain.
More tests will now be done to establish what it is actually made of.
The skull was discovered during an exploratory dig at Heslington Eastin, an area of extensive prehistoric farming landscape of fields, trackways and buildings dating back to at least 300 BC."
Oldest *surviving* human brain!? (Score:5, Funny)
shrunken (Score:3, Funny)
It's not fossilized, it just belongs to a [$PROFESSION|$POLITICAL_PARTY].
Re:Oldest *surviving* human brain!? (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Oldest *surviving* human brain!? (Score:4, Funny)
Actually, there were found, but didn't say much . Just kept walking slowly forward and saying Braaaaaaainnnnsss
Re:Oldest *surviving* human brain!? (Score:5, Funny)
Well, it's at least revivable.
The problem is that it belonged to some fellow named Ab Normal.
Re:Oldest *surviving* human brain!? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Thanks (Score:5, Funny)
its not fossilized brain (Score:5, Funny)
its fruitcake
its hard to tell the difference without a good sniff
and besides, if you wanted to make sure it wasn't trotted out again for another christmas, wouldn't you hide it some place disageeable and avoidable like a skull too?
so many geriatric jokes, so little time (Score:3, Funny)
Oldest brain? Fossilized? I wouldn't even know where to begin.
Leave it alone! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:shrunken (Score:3, Funny)
What?
It's British....can you say (Score:3, Funny)
28 centuries later? I just got a really bad feeling about that in my stomach. After Reign Of Fire, that title is possible....
Re:shrunken (Score:3, Funny)
I was actually waiting for a few jokes revolving around "they saved"+$celebrity+"'s brain", but no hit so far either.
That happens to me all the time. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Yeah right... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:That happens to me all the time. (Score:3, Funny)
Well, there's rather a lengthy waiting time to get it sorted out, but it can be done with some careful planning. :-P
Cheers
Re:Zombies (Score:3, Funny)
This is an outrage! I was going to eat that mummy.
Ritual Offering (Score:4, Funny)
FTFA:
The archaeologists believe the skull, which was found on its own in a muddy pit, may have been a ritual offering.
Perhaps we should do the same for our U.S. banking and automotive executives who can't manage their companies properly.
Instead of a multi-million dollar golden parachute we take their heads and throw them into the nearest bog.
Re:Oldest *surviving* human brain!? (Score:5, Funny)
And I always thought that meant they were hungry... Turns out that they, like O.J., just wanted their property back.