Pits of Hands Found Under Egytian Palace

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An excavation at a 3,600 year old palace in Egypt turned up four pits of severed hands. Apparently cutting off hands was a common practice in ancient Egypt.
Scary archeology: Pits full of nothing but severed giant right hands found in Egypt - Strange Sounds

These 4 ancient hand recycling bins were found in the palace of King Khayan of the Hyksos, a West Asian people who once ruled over part of Northern Egypt – 2 in an outer portion of the palace and 2 just outside the throne room, indicating some ceremonial importance.

Actually, these large to very large hands are the very first physical evidence archaeologists have found of a practice that’s widely represented in ancient Egyptian art.

Soldiers would lop off the right hands of their enemies and present them to their leaders, who would ceremoniously toss the hands into a pit and then unceremoniously toss each soldier a wealth of gold in exchange.

By taking the right hand, you were symbolically stealing the source of your enemy’s power and literally stealing 50 percent of his ability to flip you off.