Twelve severed hands found buried at an ancient Egyptian palace were likely cut from enemies and exchanged for gold in a ceremony known as "gold of honor," a new study finds.

A 3,300-year-old palace mural offers an exquisitely detailed view of several bird species, and presents an artistic mystery. A facsimile painting by Nina de Garis Davies of a 3,300-year-old ...

The Egyptian palace where the hands were found dates to about 1640 to 1530 B.C.E. and was in the ancient city of Avaris (now Tell el-Dab‘a), located in the country’s northeast.

Twelve severed hands were found buried in pits near an ancient Egyptian palace, archaeologists said. Photo from the journal Nature All kinds of ancient artifacts — including mummies, statues and ...