Fingerprints on ancient terracotta figurines show men, women and children worked on figurines (phys.org)
from ZeroCool@slrpnk.net to archaeology@mander.xyz on 04 Nov 2024 21:53
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ogmios@sh.itjust.works on 04 Nov 2024 22:33 next collapse

Wow. So men and women are so distinct that you can even differentiate between them by their fingerprints?

Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee on 04 Nov 2024 23:07 collapse

That surprised me too.

QuarterSwede@lemmy.world on 05 Nov 2024 01:40 next collapse

That is so cool!

s3p5r@lemm.ee on 05 Nov 2024 12:32 collapse

For anyone else wondering:

Female fingerprints typically contain more densely packed ridges than male prints in the same area. These measurements were then compared against ridge density patterns found in contemporary Egyptian populations. … The sex could not be determined for children.