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Skull found Friday is 200 years old (by Shaun Bishop / Daily News Staff Writer) A human skull unearthed last week in a debris box from a Burlingame hotel belonged to a man in his 40s who lived about 200 years ago, the San Mateo County Coroner's Office reported Wednesday. Workers from the San Bruno Garbage Company discovered the skull last Friday while unloading the debris box from a construction site at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in Burlingame, officials said. An archaeologist who examined the skull Tuesday ruled out the possibility that it was tied to any recent homicide case, said Coroner Robert Foucrault. Pieces of the skull were missing but Foucrault said he didn't know whether that was from a traumatic event. The archaeologist will examine the skull further to try to determine its origin. Cmdr. Mike Matteucci of the Burlingame Police Department said his office wouldn't look into the matter any further. The skull was found with Halloween props, suggesting it may have been a decoration, he said. "It's a few hundred years old," Matteucci said. "I would assume all the witnesses to this one are gone."
- Written by Fiona
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