Dem Bones, Dem Bones

From Metafilter "Biojewelry : Now you and your betrothed can exchange ring made of bone. Your own bone. I, for one, welcome the day when consumer biotech makes our lives.....weirder. (Some pics not safe for the squeamish.)"

And speaking of ossuaries (a word my spellcheck not only didn't like, but had no suggestions for) the ossuary in Sedlec is heavily featured in Connolly's new book and it is quite an astonishing sight.





Here are links to catacombs all over the world, a tour I'd love to take. Rome, Palermo, Paris and more Paris, and the International Catacomb Society.

Bone collections take many forms from photography, to jewelry, to comics, to marrow donations, to serving pieces, and furniture.





And one of my favorite place to spend time, Grave Terminology.