Disturbing truth behind 12 mysterious mutilated human hands found in ancient Egyptian burial pits after 3,500 years

The blood-soaked explanation for the 12 maimed hands discovered in ancient Egyptian burial graves has been made public.

Researchers have discovered proof that the gruesome discovery is connected to a bloody ceremony known as the “gold of honor” that was performed in exchange for a high prize.

It turns out that Egyptian warriors who had severed the hands from their adversaries brought them to the pharaohs.

This was done for a gold beaded collar.

Since there were no indications of harsh cutting, experts suggest the severance was done quite skillfully.

Doctor Isabelle Crevecoeur, a French anthropologist, stated: “It’s sensitive work. I think that’s a strong indication that they did it for a ritual.

“After removing any attached forearm parts, the hands were placed in the ground with wide-splayed fingers, mainly on their palmar sides,” the discovery team said, comparing the hands to trophies.

To ascertain the age and sex of the 12 hands, a great deal of research was done.

Eleven of the hands were identified as male since male index fingers are typically longer than ring fingers in comparison to female digits.

According to the researchers, it was not impossible that the twelfth hand belonged to a woman.

Given that the bones were completely developed and post-adolescent, they calculated that the minimum age at the time of each hand’s dissection was between 14 and 21 years old.

Since there are no indications of age-related degradation in the hands, the upper age range was calculated to be under 60.

The scientists clarified that it is yet unknown if the hands were removed from living or deceased individuals.

According to their explanation, they “must have been soft and flexible when they were placed into the pit.”

The individual may have been alive when their hand was taken because this would have occurred before rigor mortis developed.

Their placement in the pit between 24 and 48 hours after being separated from the remainder of the body is the most likely scenario.

THE ANICENT HYKSOS PEOPLE

According to the discovery, the custom of showing them to pharaohs was actually carried out a century before initially believed.

The tomb inscriptions found at the location are thought to have been written between 1550 and 1077 BC.

However, because the hands were discovered at the Hyksos palace, it is possible that the rite was performed earlier.

Egypt’s 15th Dynasty (1640–1530 BC) had its capital here.

The ancient Hyksos people were thought to have had’recurring propaganda motivations’ for putting the severed hands in the location where they were found.

Most likely from the eastern Mediterranean, the Hyksos governed Egypt for around a century.

The scientists cautioned in the written report that we should not base our perceptions of the time period on assumptions that do not accurately reflect reality.

It says: “The walls of temples and tombs, as well as papyri and other artifacts, contain a wealth of information about the lives, customs, and history of the Ancient Egyptians.

Similar to today, information can affect politics, generate particular beliefs, and portray facts in a way that isn’t always accurate.

“Unfortunately, inhistoryand even more so in prehistory, we are limited to a few sources, sometimes only to one.”

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