{"id":3249,"date":"2026-03-31T08:36:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3249"},"modified":"2026-03-31T08:36:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:36:13","slug":"children-find-human-skull-while-playing-near-south-carolina-creek-authorities-unearth-50-more-bones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=3249","title":{"rendered":"Children find human skull while playing near South Carolina creek, authorities unearth 50 more bones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A gaggle of children came across a human skull they innocently mistook for deer bones while playing near a South Carolina creek on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The kiddos were playing near the base of a creek in Homeland Park in Anderson County, when they came across what they assumed was part of a dead deer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI digged it up. I thought it was just a piece of rock,\u201d one of the boys told FOX Carolina.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>A group of children found a human skull while they were playing near a creek in South Carolina. <span class=\"credit\">FOX Carolina<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cBut then you flipped it over and you saw this thing\u2019s eye sockets,\u201d his brother added.<\/p>\n<p>So, the curious kids picked up the skull and carried it over to their horrified parents.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>One of the children\u2019s mothers called the Anderson County Sheriff\u2019s Office, which \u2014 with assistance from the county\u2019s coroner\u2019s office \u2014 determined that the bone they discovered was actually a human skull, WHNS reported.<\/p>\n<p>As officials continued to comb the scene, they dredged up another 50 human bones that the coroner surmised had been there for \u201c10 plus years\u201d based on how the roots had coiled around them, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The children carried the skull back to their horrified parents, who called authorities. <span class=\"credit\">FOX Carolina<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s still a guess,\u201d the coroner admitted, noting that the bones were \u201cpretty weathered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The coroner estimated that the remains belonged to someone between the ages of 15 and 25 whose body likely floated downstream at some point, WSPA reported.<\/p>\n<p>The skull itself was in pristine condition with no visible fractures.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still not clear who the bones may have belonged to. A full adult human body is made up of 206 bones.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Authorities dug up 50 more human bones at the site. <span class=\"credit\">FOX Carolina<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Officials were back at the scene searching for more bones on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>The Anderson County Coroner\u2019s Office and the sheriff\u2019s office are still investigating the discovery. 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