A remarkable collection
Acclaimed author Simon Winchester vividly recounts the story behind this unique collection of skulls.
Discover the story behind this remarkable collection, the zoology of skulls and the place of skulls in art and popular culture.
Examine over 300 skulls
Beautiful 360 degree high-resolution rotations of over 300 skulls. A double tap reveals 3D stereoscopic presentation.
Live data from Wolfram|Alpha
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An optimised reading experience
Switch page orientation seamlessly by simply rotating your iPad.
Portrait provides a carefully optimised reading experience, whilst in landscape you can rotate and zoom the skulls in all their detail.
Skull comparison tool
Directly compare any four skulls from the entire collection; compare those of the big cats, or see for yourself how the human skull has evolved.
Species accounts
Learn about the living animals before they were skulls with detailed notes for every species and photographs of each animal.
Salon.comThe ever-debonair Winchester, best-selling author of The Professor and the Madman, not only wrote the text that accompanies the app’s 300 rotatable images of human and animal skulls — he also reads it. The result is informative and thoughtful as well as gorgeous and diverting. More, please.