First Physical Evidence Found of Ancient Chinese Nose Amputation Punishment

Archaeologists in China have discovered a 700-year-old skeleton providing the first physical proof of nose amputation, a punishment historically documented for cattle theft.

3 publishers · 3 articles · first seen 17 Sept 2026 · updated 46d ago

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3 publishers have covered this in 3 articles since 17 Sept 2026. New Scientist published first, on 17 September at 09:00 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 34h 20m later. The most recent article, from South China Morning Post, appeared on 19 September at 02:00 UTC.

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