Interviews

Son las manos ‘mutiladas’ de la cueva de Gargas la primera lengua de signos? El Diario. September 22nd, 2023.

Cave paintings may depict Ice Age sign language. Inside Science. June 18th, 2021.

Des archéologues étudient de mystérieux doigts manquants dans des œuvres préhistoriques. Radio-Canada. December 5th, 2018.

Canadian researchers say they can explain these imprints of disfigured human hands. The Brantford Expositor. December 5th, 2018.

Cave people amputated fingers in sacrificial ritual, SFU researchers suggest. The Record. December 5th, 2018.

Cave art of disfigured hands proves Paleolithic people cut off their fingers as sacrifice, study suggests. The Province. December 5th, 2018.

Cave people amputated fingers in religious ritual. The Hamilton Spec. December 5th, 2018.

Cave paintings missing fingers study. CBC As It Happens. December 5th, 2018.

Cave people amputated fingers in religious ritual, study suggests. Star Metro Vancouver. December 5th, 2018.

Cave art of disfigured hands proved Paleolithic people cut their fingers off as sacrifice, Canadian researchers say. The National Post. December 5th, 2018.

Were Paleo artists also self-mutilators? Live Science. December 4th, 2018.

News Day: Did stone age people amputate their fingers in religious rituals? BBC World Service Radio. December 3rd, 2018.

SFU First Annual PaleOlympics. Daily Planet, Discovery Network. April 18th, 2017.

SFU First Annual PaleOlympics. CTV News Network. April 10th, 2017.

Students, faculty test stone-age skills at SFU Burnaby ‘PaleOlympics’. BurnabyNOW. April 10th, 2017.

Could you survive the Stone Age? Archaeology student shares three tips after hosting SFU’s first PaleOlympics. SFU News. April 10th, 2017.

Research
Features

Prehistoric cave art handprints with missing fingertips point to ritual amputation. Arkeonews. January 3rd, 2024.

Cave art handprints with missing fingertips point to ritual amputation. Hyperallergic. January 1st, 2024.

Finger amputation in prehistoric cave art may have been for religious rituals, new study finds. ARTNews. December 28th, 2023.

Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. Ammon News. December 27th, 2023.

Ancient humans in Europe would chop their fingers off to appease deities: Study. WION news. December 24th, 2023.

Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. What if this was not accidental? The Observer. December 23rd, 2023.

Ancient cave art reveals prehistoric rituals of finger amputation, Canadian study suggests. BNN Breaking. December 23rd, 2023.

Our ancient ancestors cut off their fingers to worship prehistoric deities, study finds. New York Post. December 23rd, 2023.

Life & death at the height of the ice age. Stefan Milo - Human Evolution, Prehistory, Archaeology YouTube Channel. May 10th, 2022.

Handing it over to Spooktober. The Dirt Podcast. October 5th, 2020.

Las pintuars rupestres de manos incompletas se deben a mutilaciones rituals. El País. December 11th, 2018.

Ostry spór o obcinane palce. Dlaczego w paleolicie ludzie kaleczyli sowke dłonie? Gazeta Wyborcza. December 8th, 2018.

Les hommes préhistoriques se coupaient-ils volontairement les doigts? Le Figaro. December 11th, 2018.

Les hommes préhistoriques se coupaient-ils volontairement les doigts? Sky Web. December 11th, 2018.

Study based on Spanish cave art upends previous theories on hand paintings. Euro Weekly. December 9th, 2018.

Stone age people got really high and cut off their own fingers in rituals. Mysterious Universe. December 7th, 2018.

Palaeolithic people may have amputated fingers in religious ritual, study suggests. Archaeology News Network. December 7th, 2018.

El misterio de las manos mutiladas an las cuevas de España y Francia. El Confidencial. December 6th, 2018.

Povo do Paleolítico pode ter amputado os próprios dedos em forma de ritual. Zap. December 6th, 2018.

Paleolithic people amputated their fingers in bizarre religious sacrifice. Ancient Code. December 6th, 2018.

Does Upper Palaeolithic cave art with missing fingers really provide evidence for ritual amputation? Ancient Origins. December 6th, 2018.

Cave art of disfigured hands proves Paleolithic people cut their fingers off as sacrifice, Canadian researchers say. Bullfax. December 6th, 2018.

Bí ẩn bàn tay mẩt ngón ma quái trên vách hang động. Việt Báo. December 5th, 2018.

A cross-cultural perspective on Upper Palaeolithic hand images with missing phalanges. News AM. December 5th, 2018.

Cut fingers under the psychotropics: Bloody rituals of the ancient people horrified scientists. The Kotz Post. December 5th, 2018.

Les humains du paléolithique avaient-ils pour habitude de se couper les doigts? Guru Meditation. December 5th, 2018.

Ancient humans may have practiced ritual finger amputation. Popular Mechanics. December 5th, 2018.

Les mystérieuses mains de la Préhistoire, signe que nos ancêtres s’automutilaient? Futura Sciences. December 4th, 2018.

La falta de dedos en el arte del Paleolítico podría deberse a un ritual. La Vanguardia. December 4th, 2018.

Seńales de amputación ritual de dedos en arte del Paleolítico. Cienciaplus. December 4th, 2018.

Stone age cave art suggests intentional amputation. Earth News. December 4th, 2018.

Stone age people may have taken drugs and cut off their fingers for religion. News Week. December 4th, 2018.

Gruesome new theory explains why humans are missing fingers in cave paintings. Newshub. December 4th, 2018.

Древние люди отрубали себе пальцы в ритуальных целях. Mig News. December 4th, 2018.

Peculiar cave art suggests that stone age people deliberately chopped off their own fingers. IFL Science. December 4th, 2018.

Why humans are missing fingers in cave paintings. MSN. December 4th, 2018.

Researchers suggest ritual finger amputation may explain missing fingers in Upper Paleolithic people. Phys Org. December 4th, 2018.

Puzzling cave paintings indicate that Palaeolithic people were amputating their fingers. Canadian Homesteading. December 3rd, 2018.

Why did so many cave men have missing fingers? Palaeolithic people ‘amputated their fingers in religious sacrifice’ and NOT by accident, new study of ancient wall art claims. Daily Mail. December 3rd, 2018.

Strange cave art could mean these Palaeolithic people amputated their own fingers. Science Alert. December 3rd, 2018.

El enigmático rito detrás de las manos incompletas en las cuevas paleolíticas de Europa. Actualidad. December 3rd, 2018.

Stone Age people may have ritually cut off their own fingers. New Scientist. November 30th, 2018.