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Ancient humans recognized unique body parts as biometrics

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Long before computers, humans recognized that unique body parts could serve as biometric identifiers. Evidence suggests this understanding dates back to ancient Mesopotamia, with mentions found in epic poems from that era. This historical perspective highlights the deep-rooted human intuition about the distinctiveness of individual physical traits. AI

RANK_REASON The article discusses historical context of biometrics, not a current AI development.

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Ancient humans recognized unique body parts as biometrics

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 Русский(RU) · [email protected] ·

    How did people use biometrics before computers? Unbelievable but true: people understood that parts of our bodies carry a unique biometric signature even when

    Как люди использовали биометрию до компьютеров? Невероятно, но факт: человек понимал, что части нашего тела несут уникальную биометрическую сигнатуру еще когда эпос о Гильгамеше был самым популярным “шлягером” на вавилонских свадьбах и пирах. https:// habr.com/ru/companies/studya…

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