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SCI & TECHLOW1h ago · Sep 17, 2026, 9:00 AM

Ancient skeleton shows woman in imperial China had her nose amputated

New Scientist · east asia

Texts from imperial China suggest that some crimes were punishable with unusual amputations and a 700-year-old skeleton appears to offer the first physical evidence of the practice

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