Palaeolithic hand stencils with missing fingers could indicate ritual mutilation or frostbite – but new research suggests they could be a Stone Age sign language. Impressions of hands stenciled on cave walls is an ancient form of art, with some being around 40,000 years old [956×2031]
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[https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734300-900-cave-paintings-of-mutilated-hands-could-be-a-stone-age-sign-language/](https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg25734300-900-cave-paintings-of-mutilated-hands-could-be-a-stone-age-sign-language/)
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Yeah or they just lost fingers cos life was a lot more dangerous back then.
Very interesting theory
Gang signs? Neolithic Cripz?
Hunting signals
Indigenous Australians use sign language to communicate with tribes whose languages they didn’t know.
Though historically a lot of people spoke 14 languages
Or maybe only ten are present since there were only people with those 10 combinations available????
Neolithic gang signs confirmed.
Up the irons 🤘
If this is true, It’s a written language.