| Monday, October 22, 2007 9:42 AM CDT |
Police look for skull used in U of I class
By Associated Press
URBANA -- University of Illinois officials will take a closer look at this year’s Halloween displays for a donated human skull that is missing from the anthropology department.
Students examined the skull in an undergraduate class on human osteology, or the study of bones, said Steven Leigh, head of the anthropology department.
The skull has been gone for about a month and was probably taken from a first-floor classroom at Davenport Hall, Leigh said. The department waited to report the loss to campus police until this week to make sure it was not being used in another class or for research.
The theft was uncommon, said Leigh and University of Illinois Police Lt. Roy Acree.
The skull is not marked, but is “uniquely identifiable” if turned in to police, Leigh said.
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