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Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. What if this was not accidental? (www.theguardian.com)
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scientists led by archaeologist Prof Mark Collard of Simon Fraser University in Vancouver say the truth may be far more gruesome. “There is compelling evidence that these people may have had their fingers amputated deliberately in rituals intended to elicit help from supernatural entities,” said Collard.

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[–] RedAggroBest@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Not to comment one way or the other, but when I first saw this hypothesis, I thought the people rejecting it off "it would make life too hard" might've actually been stupid. As if human history isn't fucking STUFFED with people doing much worse to themselves for much less?