What is the history on scull and crossbones? Where did it orginate and from what source?

Answer 1

Actual skulls and bones were long used to mark the entrances to Spanish cemeteries (campo santos). The practice, dating back many centuries, led to the symbol eventually becoming associated with the concept of death. Some crucifixes feature a skull and crossbones beneath the corpus (the depiction of Jesus' body), in reference to a legend that the place of the crucifixion was also the burial place of Adamor, more likely, in reference to the New Testament statement (John's Gospel 18:19) that the place of his crucifixion was called "Golgotha" (tr. "the Place of a Skull").In 1829, New York State required the labeling of all containers of poisonous substances. The skull and crossbones symbol appears to have been used for that purpose since the 1850s. Previously a variety of motifs had been used, including the Danish "+ + +" and drawings of skeletons.

In the 1870s poison manufacturers around the world began using bright cobalt bottles with a variety of raised bumps and designs (to enable easy recognition in the dark) to indicate poison, but by the 1880s the skull and cross bones had become ubiquitous, and the brightly coloured bottles lost their association.

Answer 2

The skull and crossbones motif first appeared around 1700 when French pirate Emanuel Wynne hoisted his fearful ensign in the Caribbean -- embellished with an hourglass to show his prey that their time was running out.

Answer 3

All that I know is that the name of the skull and crossbones when flown on a pirate's ship is "Jolly Roger"....I think

Answer 4

It originated in ancient Egypt, and it was use as an educational Visual aid.
and later on it was used by certain groups in order to initiate you into their groups.. The pirates use that symbol for their reason much much later in the history of this world..........................

Answer 5

at yale? the ss or the pirate thing?

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Answer 6

i believe they were to represent the skull and bones of John the Baptist.

Answer 7

pirates

Answer 8

doesnt that como from pirates?

Answer 9

pirates is all i have to say.