In an ancient palace of the warehouse found severed hands

macabre discovery made archaeologists in Egypt. Excavating ancient palace in the city of Tell el-Daba, they found a cache of severed hands. On the territory of Tell el-Daba are the ruins of the ancient city of Avaris, which was the capital of the Hyksos - an ancient people who conquered Egypt about 3, 6 thousand. Years ago. Excavating the ruins of the palace of one of the Hyksos rulers, archaeologists found his throne room, and next to it - four holes in which were buried human remains.

In two of these wells were skeletons of men who did not have enough hands on his right hand. These brushes, apparently, once severed, scientists have found in two other wells in the neighborhood. A total of 14 pieces were counted. "Most of the hands were quite large, and some very large," - said Manfred Betak, head of the excavation. According to him, skeletons, probably belonged to soldiers who Hyksos killed in battle or captured. In ancient times it was the custom in Egypt, according to which the warrior could cut off the right hand of dead enemies and then get a cash reward for it, which was called "gold of valor." As noted Betak, links to this custom are often found in ancient Egyptian literature, but still could not find real evidence that he actually existed. According to the archaeologist, yet it is not clear exactly where he came from. It could bring to Egypt Hyksos, or, on the contrary, they adopted the "tradition" of the Egyptians.

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