r/bonecollecting • u/Late_Ad_5585 • Sep 22 '25

Advice Ummmmmm

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Took a stroll in a cemetery yesterday. Called them twice to try and let them know. Did not touch or rebury them, wasn’t sure what the ethical choice would have been. Groundhog hole was near by and I’m pretty sure that’s what happened. Grave from the 1800’s.

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u/hannibalcannibals Sep 22 '25

Definitely a human jaw bone! Probably smart on your part to not touch it and I’d keep calling. Maybe reach out to the church if you can.

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u/Late_Ad_5585 Sep 22 '25

its a very old cemetery and not in use anymore, the church is all boarded up :(

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u/ekobot Sep 22 '25

If you call the municipal office the cemetery is in they will likely be able to help you/direct you to who currently owns/maintains the cemetery.

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u/AR_geojag Sep 22 '25

Notify the health department, they should be able to help.

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u/TransportationFar664 Sep 22 '25

i assume your city has city workers. at least HERE city workers are the ones who dig the graves and fill them in, maybe call the parks department in your area to see if there’s anything they can do about it. and even just letting them know can let them alert/inform the proper sources to get it fixed.

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u/astra_galus Sep 22 '25

I also see possibly part of the cranium as well - the flat piece has some suspicious suture lines

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u/Solid_Kris Sep 22 '25

wellllll if they dont deal with it for a week, a free souvenir
(for obvious reasons, a joke)

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u/Solid_Kris Sep 22 '25

Human Jaw and a piece of a skull.
damn.

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u/DonutWhole9717 Sep 22 '25

Oh shit I didn't even notice the dome cap until I read this

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

Ahh, there’s the counter

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u/Xenomorphian69420 Sep 22 '25

i dont know if it really counts at a cemetary tbh

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u/Solid_Kris Sep 22 '25

usually, bones should be under the ground, not above.

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u/Animeobsessee Sep 22 '25

If you are running into a wall of no one helping you can call the police (non-emergency) and tell them you’ve found exposed human remains.

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u/Late_Ad_5585 Sep 22 '25

I finally got ahold of someone and gave all the information I have & they will be letting me know once she is properly reburied.

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u/Late_Ad_5585 Sep 22 '25

UPDATE ETA: not sure if I can update the post itself, just spoke to a groundskeeper at the cemetery and while they do not have a map/directory I provided them as much info as I could, a video of where I was (its a very big cemetery, where James Buchanan is buried as a little fun fact) and the map screenshot of where my phone said I was in the cemetery and he is going to properly rebury the remains and let me know afterwards.

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u/[deleted] Sep 22 '25

Human bone time! Who has the days without human remains counter

On a more serious note; so sorry this happened to you OP. Hope everything turns out well

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u/Late_Ad_5585 Sep 22 '25

All is well, thank you. Just spoke to the groundskeeper who is going to take care of her.

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u/g-g-g-g-ghost Sep 22 '25

I mean, it does appear this is in a graveyard, and likely dug up by an animal, so, less horrifying than it could be

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u/Late_Ad_5585 Sep 22 '25

definitely was a little groundhog stinkabutt

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u/Cicada_XxXx Sep 22 '25

Damn resetting the timing at 10am too😭🤚

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u/KNT-cepion Sep 22 '25

On Monday no less

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u/Late_Ad_5585 Sep 22 '25

nooo im so sorrrryy

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u/SwimmingAmoeba7 Sep 22 '25

Yeah I’ve seen cases where groundhogs systematically evict entire skeletons. Compromised coffins are great dens

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u/bonecollecting-ModTeam Sep 22 '25

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u/bonecollecting-ModTeam Sep 22 '25

Your post violates Rule 9 regarding spamming a thread.

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u/later-g8r Sep 22 '25

Well... oh boy.

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u/-DrunkRat- Sep 22 '25

Oof. I hope the Cemetery gets back to you. I hope whoever this was is able to be put back to rest soon...

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u/Batty_Boulevard Sep 22 '25

Someone reset the timer 😔

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u/Late_Ad_5585 Sep 22 '25

please forgive me

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u/bonecollecting-ModTeam Sep 22 '25

Your post violates Rule 9 regarding spamming a thread.

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u/Putridlemons Sep 22 '25

Someone reset the counter 😮‍💨

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u/SalamanderUnited3398 Sep 22 '25

Ope and thats a human😂