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Well that's using your head.
"Although the remains are skeletonized, it is not clear how many years they have been there," a University of California, Berkeley spokesperson said in a statement.

I'd wager pretty long. I'd google it but then I'm on some list. >

It depends very much on the conditions where the body was found. Humidity, insect/rodent activity, and a number of other factors can greatly alter the time needed for remains to skeletonize. It can range from a number of months to a few years (more if anything was done to preserve the body like embalming). >

The thing that really boggles my mind about this is the line: unused residence hall at University of California.
Cal Berkeley's student housing crisis is acute, so much so that they had to retroactively rescind acceptances of students last year. And you're telling me that there's a whole residence hall just sitting empty? WTF? >

It wasn't empty though, there was a skeleton living there. >

The accommodations are a little bare-bones. >

Operated by a skeleton crew.
Who were working their fingers to the bone.
Still, the atmosphere was a little dead. >

Y'all are pretty Humerus >

"I'll just go check out this old building before they padlock it for an eternity"
famous last words >

Sooo... homeless dude who snuck in and died, or murder? >

The former seems more likely. >

I got extra credit in my anatomy and physiology class for having my own skull. there weren't enough in the class for everyone to have one when we were learning the bone plates.