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Many prehistoric handprints show a finger missing. What if this was not accidental? ( www.theguardian.com )
Men and women might have had their fingers deliberately chopped off during religious rituals in prehistoric times, according to a new interpretation of palaeolithic cave art....
The keep of Orford castle, Suffolk, UK ( i.imgur.com )
Recently rendered to protect the badly weathered local Septaria from which it was built - and which is both scarce these days and difficult to work with. The render is similar to the lime mortar that the castle was originally covered with when built in the 12th century.