The eradication of the animal ... bison skulls was taken at the Michigan Carbon Works, a refinery that processed bones. There, the bison bones were processed into charcoal that the sugar industry ...

Standing in front of an assembly line of water buffalo, deer and wild horse skulls—dragon chow—Safina ... Prisma Bildagentur / Universal Images Group via Getty Images In 2008, a group of ...

The Day of the Dead ... Images These offerings can include photos of lost loved ones, salt, water, and alcohol to satisfy their thirst, and calavera, brightly decorated skulls made of sugar ...

There’s more to Día de los Muertos than face paint and sugar skulls. In Mexico, the annual Day of the Dead is celebrated to honor the lives ... and accomplishments of one’s ancestors. Barnyard animals ...

“When we find out more about these people, their lives, they really become part of history, not just as skulls, but as human beings.” ULLA MOILANEN, an archaeologist at the University of Turku ...

Her interest was piqued when she attended a Day of the Dead ... the sugar skull independently, experimenting with different iconography, such as Hello Kitty skulls and Frankenstein — images ...

for short), are literally skulls made from sugar. They’re found in Mexico and Mexican households for the Day of the Dead, or Día de los Muertos tradition, which takes place annually on the ...

Other elements include bright orange marigold flowers, sugar skulls, Day of the Dead bread ... Those papers may have included images of deities. Papel picado is now used in modern-day altars.

PHOENIX — The Day of the Dead is here and one of its most beloved symbols is the sugar skull. These colorful designs are represented in everything from candy and jewelry to tattoos and face paint.

Anyone shopping for Halloween decorations has probably seen at least a few examples of it: colorfully painted skulls, images ... the Day of the Dead festivities. (Bad news for anyone who suffers from ...