Archaeologists In China Uncovered A Medieval Woman Who Had Her Nose Brutally Removed From Her Face As Punishment For Stealing Or Adultery

She was in her early forties when she died, and it's clear that she'd survived her ordeal, doomed to live out the rest of her days with a face plagued by a "hollow appearance."

Archaeologists In China Uncovered A Medieval Woman Who Had Her Nose Brutally Removed From Her Face As Punishment For Stealing Or Adultery

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She was in her early forties when she died, and it's clear that she'd survived her ordeal, doomed to live out the rest of her days with a face plagued by a "hollow appearance."

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She was in her early forties when she died, and it's clear that she'd survived her ordeal, doomed to live out the rest of her days with a face plagued by a "hollow appearance."

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