Severed hands unearthed at ancient Egyptian site may have been battle trophies: Pharaohs may have given golden rewards for enemy appendages

Science ^ | April 5, 2023 | Andrew Curry

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Severed hands found outside an ancient Egyptian palace confirm accounts of a trophy-taking custom called the “gold of honor.

M. Beitak/blockquote>

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correction:

Severed hands found outside an ancient Egyptian palace confirm accounts of a trophy-taking custom called the “gold of honor.

M. Beitak

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Raise your hands if you’re sure!............

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Eleven right hands were found buried in two of the pits, L1542 and L1543.

Gresky et al., Scientific Reports

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One of *those* topics.

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[bert]

Pre Vietnam body count

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Ears probably wouldn’t survive.

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For desert, er, dessert, lady fingers!

[teeman8r]

he was a very bad stone cutter...

one day, he cut off both his hands. yes it got him out of work for a while, but c’mon, BOTH hands.

[Red Badger]

Well, we know it wasn’t Mark Anthony..............

[Red Badger]

Wait I’ll lend you a hand...............

[Sacajaweau]

People had their hands cut off for stealing in that part of the world...and they probably still do it. Maybe a prison?? or where they were buried when they got blood poisoning.

[Sacajaweau]

suggests....probably...

I have no idea does not get you Grant Money.

[BipolarBob]

I would have preferred to be paid in gold shekels.

[Enterprise]

If they had been female Amazon warriors, something else would have been severed.

[gundog]

“Urgat the Philistine is dead!” H/T Joseph Heller

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Or any kind, really. :^)

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Probably how base five got its start.

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“Make sure he doesn’t get paid for the full day.”