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Severed Hands Discovered in Ancient Egypt Palace
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| August 10th, 2012
| Owen Jarus
Posted on 08/12/2012 6:57:33 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
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A severed right hand discovered in front of a Hyksos palace at Avaris (modern-day Tell el-Daba). It would have been chopped off and presented to the king (or a subordinate) in exchange for gold. This discovery is the first archaeological evidence of the practice. At the time they were buried, about 3,600 years ago, the palace was being used by King Khayan. The Hyksos were a people believed to be from northern Canaan, they controlled part of Egypt and made their capital at Avaris on the Nile Delta. CREDIT: Photo by Axel Krause
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08/12/2012 6:57:40 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
To: SunkenCiv
Give 'em a hand!
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08/12/2012 7:02:34 AM PDT
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Lazamataz
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08/12/2012 7:03:24 AM PDT
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Kirkwood
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This is one of *those* topics.
from the V archive:
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08/12/2012 7:07:42 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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08/12/2012 7:08:12 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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"Most of the hands are quite large and some of them are very large." "There were giants in the earth in those days."
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08/12/2012 7:08:21 AM PDT
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Oratam
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08/12/2012 7:10:05 AM PDT
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Clinging Bitterly
(We need to limit political office holders to two terms. One in office, and one in prison.)
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And after the meal, they enjoyed a dessert of lady fingers.
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08/12/2012 7:11:56 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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So the enemy became a bunch of lefties. Seems things never change.
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08/12/2012 7:13:18 AM PDT
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Track9
(Ego undermines moral courage.)
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08/12/2012 7:26:36 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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Does “some of them were quite large” mean within the normal range or abnormal? I wish they’d give some dimensions.
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08/12/2012 7:31:10 AM PDT
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little jeremiah
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08/12/2012 7:32:59 AM PDT
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JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
To: SunkenCiv
Hands or scalps, the spoils of war. Not as creepy as shrunken heads.
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08/12/2012 7:35:30 AM PDT
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Ditter
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08/12/2012 7:36:31 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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:’) Not too sure about that! :’D
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08/12/2012 7:39:21 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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To: little jeremiah
If actually from the Hyksos era (iow, has the biological material been RC dated?), it will be interesting if the ethnicity of the hands will be IDed from genetic material.
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08/12/2012 7:42:12 AM PDT
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SunkenCiv
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There must have been a glut of hands as the market for them bottomed out.
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08/12/2012 7:51:08 AM PDT
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bgill
To: SunkenCiv
Perhaps from a later Muslim occupation?
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08/12/2012 7:55:44 AM PDT
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JimRed
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To: bgill
From a different view point....Maybe they were thieves...I believe custom to cut off hands of a thief is still part of Arab/Muslim/etc law. Maybe this was a “prison” site....i.e., where they buried criminals.
To: SunkenCiv
...who knew; the Addams' Family "THING" has familial relatives in the ancient times...*salute!*
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08/12/2012 8:00:35 AM PDT
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skinkinthegrass
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