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The right hands of 11 men and one woman date back to the Hyksos period beginning in 1650 BC

A dozen severed hands found piled in the courtyard of an ancient Egyptian palace could be the result of a gruesome "trophy-taking" ritual by a foreign invader, according to a new study.

Archaeologists made a shocking discovery at an ancient Egyptian palace site. Archaeologists have made a grisly discovery at an ancient Egyptian palace site in northeastern Egypt.

Twelve hands found in northern Egypts ancient city of Avaris may have been dissected from enemies of the Hyksos dynasty while they were still alive, a study says.

A pile of severed hands has been discovered in Egypt revealing evidence of a gruesome “trophy-taking” practice introduced by the Hyksos people.

The hands may be part of a trophy-taking practice in which the people of Hyksos took the right hands of their enemies.

The Karahantepe site continues to reveal amazing finds like its 3D human and animal figure carvings, which are unlike anything found at its sister site Göbeklitepe.

So far more than 250 T-shaped megaliths featuring animal depictions have been found at Karahantepe, in Turkeys southeastern province of Şanlıurfa, along with many 3D human sculptures.