A year later on November 23, 2020, this hiker who was out his dogs and filmed the bone found another with a surgical metal implant on it, approximately half a mile south of where the skull as found.

Karle and the team are hoping for bone growth, but they can’t be sure of what will happen. The cells are being fed a steady supply of nutrients and gasses, as would normally occur in the human body.

Amid the nightspots and street art of Bushwick, there is now also a shop displaying what its owner claims is one of the largest collections of human bones in the US.