Hands Off! The Severed Hands of the Hyksos Capital

Editor’s Note: This article contains images of human skeletal remains. In a land known for its mummies and legends of cursed tombs, perhaps one of Egypt’s most macabre finds was the 2011 discovery of at least a dozen severed right hands at the site of Tell el-Dab‘a (ancient Avaris). It is the only s...

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Main Author: Candelora, Danielle 19XX- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Biblical Archaeology Society 2024
In: The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2024, Volume: 50, Issue: 1
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Summary:Editor’s Note: This article contains images of human skeletal remains. In a land known for its mummies and legends of cursed tombs, perhaps one of Egypt’s most macabre finds was the 2011 discovery of at least a dozen severed right hands at the site of Tell el-Dab‘a (ancient Avaris). It is the only such find […]
ISSN:0098-9444
Contains:Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review