Medieval China: Skeleton reveals cruel punishment of nasal mutilation

A skeleton found in China reveals nasal mutilation inflicted as a judicial punishment.

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The victim, from a peasant background, survived for years after the removal of their nose.

This discovery sheds light on brutal punitive practices under the Song dynasty.

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