US EditionOxford University academics 'drank from human skull chalice'
- Academics used a chalice made from a human skull at Worcester College until 2015.
- A former student, George Pitt-Rivers, gave the chalice to the college in 1946.
- Workers polished and decorated the sawn-off skull with a silver rim and stand.
- A university spokesperson stated the chalice's usage was "severely limited" in 2011.
- Mounting dismay among guests and fellows prompted the college to phase out the ritual use.
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It is almost impossible to believe: Until a few years ago, academics at a British university drank from a human skull chalice on festive occasions. An archaeologist now reveals where the skull might come from. Members of Worcester College in Oxford, UK, and their guests regularly drank from the chalice at formal dinners until 2015, as archaeologist Dan Hicks tells the newspaper "The Guardian".Celebrities from the chaliceSometimes the chalice – m…
An archaeologist traces the "painful story" of a skull: By 2015, university members in Oxford drank from a decorated skull chalice on festive occasions. The traces of the vessel can be traced back to the colonial era.
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thisisoxfordshire.co.ukOxford University academics 'drank from human skull chalice'
Oxford University academics used to drink out of a chalice made from a human skull until as recently as 2015.
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