{
  "id": 8295554,
  "title": "Medieval Chinese skeleton may reveal first evidence of a brutal punishment",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/18/medieval-chinese-skeleton-may-reveal-first-evidence-of-a-brutal",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-18T19:20:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-medieval-chinese-skeleton-reveal-evidence.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Ancient Chinese authorities used many creative ways to punish people, often with methods designed to mark them for life. One brutal example mentioned repeatedly in historical texts is cutting off a person's nose. However, archaeologists in China have never found skeletal evidence to prove that it occurred. But that may have changed following the discovery of a skeleton of a woman who lived in…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}