Deep Memory · claim DEEP-C021 · Observation rung · Hands on the belly

The Urfa Man statue (Şanlıurfa, c. 9000 BCE) holds its hands over the genitals. True if the statue as published shows that gesture.

Not featured in the current editionAI-extractedorigin: report 2026-09-09-inbox-deep-memory-200334

source anchor

[§ Hands on the belly]

“An early life-size human statue, hands over the genitals.”

Evidence

Supports· moderateDEEP-E081

Team post: both of Urfa Man's hands seem to grab his penis — part 5

what the source states: The statue's hands are positioned at the genitals: "Both hands seem to grab his penis".
what we infer: The ledger claim says 'hands over the genitals'; the excavators' word is 'grab'. Position is confirmed; the gesture is grasping rather than resting, which sharpens the founder page's own distinction between a hand at the groin and a hand on the abdomen.
limitations: 'Seem to' is the source's hedge.

Oliver Dietrich (2016)AI-verified citation

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