Maybe they just into that sort of thing.
2,500-year-old skeletons with legs chopped off may be elites who received 'cruel' punishment in ancient China
Submitted 3 weeks ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to archaeology@mander.xyz
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maculata@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
hperrin@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Is that better or worse than heads chopped off?
Minarble@aussie.zone 3 weeks ago
Depends which order they do it in.
Coldgoron@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
FMT99@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Well…
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 weeks 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.