Shocking truth about 12 mutilated human hands buried in Egyptian pits 3,500 years ago

Daily Mail UK ^ | Nevember 28, 2024 | Matthew Phelan

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Scientists have uncovered the shocking truth about 12 severed hands buried in ancient Egyptian burial pits.

They determined that the remains — all right hands — were mostly from men, with possibly one female, and may provide evidence of the grisly 'gold of honor' ritual.

The discovery offers physical proof of an ancient practice in which Pharaoh's warriors presented the severed right hands of their enemies in exchange for a prestigious reward: a collar of golden beads.

Before the unearthing of these cleanly severed hands, the 'gold of honor' ritual was known only through Egyptian tomb inscriptions and temple reliefs dating back to 1550–1077 BC.

However, the hands suggest the ritual may have been practiced nearly a century earlier, as they were found at the Hyksos palace, the seat of power for Egypt's 15th Dynasty (1640–1530 BC), invaders from West Asia.

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Archeologists and other scientists now believe that the 12 hands found in Hyksos palace are physical evidence of an ancient ritual practice, 'gold of honor,' in which the Pharaoh's warriors would offer up the severed right hands of their enemies in exchange for a prestigious award.

Gresky, Schultz, et al. / Scientific Reports 2023

[SunkenCiv]

One of *those* topics.

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[SunkenCiv]

Thanks for the link!

[null and void]

“...and with the girls be handy.”

[Chode]

mutilated, please... Brit tabloids still don’t know English

[ridesthemiles]

DO NOT GIVE BIDEN’S DOJ ANY NEW IDEAS.....

[Palio di Siena]

No offhanded remarks, please.

[Tax-chick]

'No signs of rough cutting suggest it was done very carefully,' Dr. Crevecoeur elaborated, noting she was not directly involved in the bone study. 'Not with an ax or something.'

I'm sorry, why are they quoting this woman instead of someone who actually knows something about the subject?

[hardspunned]

Maybe they got caught cheating in Ace Rothstein’s casino.

[Larry Lucido]

Going to be hard to find 12 right-handed gloves for them.

Their lawyer Johnnie Cochrane said “If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit.”

Sorry, that’s all I have.

[SunkenCiv]

She's in the same field, so it only makes sense.

[SunkenCiv]

The real problem for them was, they’d forget they had a hook on that side, and wound up also having to wear an eye patch.

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OK, you win the thread! 👏

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[AndyTheBear]

From headline thought maybe the Pharoah had asked servents to give him a hand in the afterlife.

[Monkey Face]

Something to send shivers up your spine!

‘Face

;o]

[SunkenCiv]

There’s actually an explanation, it was an ancient cosmelogist’s office — translated, the inscription over the door says, “nails down while you wait”, and it turns out, they offered a to-go option.

[Monkey Face]

THAT is sick. SICK, I say! (I love it!)

[SunkenCiv]

;^)