RCMP Sgt. Dave Lucas holds a section of skull in Tofino, B.C., Tuesday, Feb.27, 2007. A portion of a skull peppered with grapeshot-like holes and embedded with metal has washed ashore on a nearby island, leaving RCMP, First Nations and local historians stumped. Some are wondering if it may be connected to the Tonquin, an American fur-trading vessel that was scuttled in an 1811 explosion, following a battle with members of the Tla-o-qui-aht First Nations. (CP PHOTO/Keven Drews)