One of the clay figurines, and the impression of three fingerprints taken from the interior of another. Source: Oxford Journal of Archaeology.

Ancient Fingerprints show that Egyptian Sculpture Was Collaborative

A new study of ancient Egyptian sculpture has taken a new approach by looking at the fingerprints left embedded in the artwork. A study of these fingerprints has revealed much about their working practices. The study, by Oxford University PhD student Leonie Hoff and published in the Oxford Journal of Archaeology, uses the fingerprints to