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The document discusses the findings of dismemberment and mutilation practices, specifically scalping and decapitation, in Predynastic cemeteries at Hierakonpolis, highlighting evidence from 21 individuals with vertebrae indicative of decapitation and five males with cut marks suggesting scalping. The authors explore various interpretations of these practices, including mortuary rituals, human sacrifice, and punitive actions, while noting the low frequency of such mutilations in the non-elite cemetery contex

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Mako Mako

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