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That ‘human skull’ in South Boston? It was fake.

The skull was found encased in concrete on Thursday.

The apparent human skull found in concrete at Black Falcon Terminal in South Boston on Thursday turned out to be fake.

The Office of the Medical Examiner confirmed it was not a human skull on Monday, according to the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office.

The skull was found encased in concrete during repairs to the South Boston maritime facility managed by Massport and was sent off for a forensics analysis, NBC10 reported.

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