FMT99@lemmy.world 9 months ago
But she suggested an alternative reason for the missing portions of the skeletons’ legs. “Amputation due to trauma is a simpler explanation,” she said.
It’s likely that the amputation was performed to manage an infected fracture or an injury
Well…
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 9 months ago
The amputations were almost identical and the article mentions previous similar finds. There’s documented use of yue for over 1000 years before and 500 years after the finding in ancient penal codes. In this case, it looks like both explanations are equally plausible.