Discovery Channel :: News :: Da Vinci Fingerprint Reveals Arab Heritage?:
Leonardo da Vinci may have had an Arab heritage, according to Italian researchers who have isolated and reconstructed the Renaissance master's fingerprint.
The fingerprint represents the only biological trace of the Florentine genius, said Luigi Capasso, an anthropologist at Chieti University.
"It is actually the first evidence of Leonardo's corporeality," Capasso told Discovery News.
Indeed, nothing is left of the painter, engineer, mathematician, philosopher and naturalist. The remains of Leonardo, who died in 1519 in Amboise, France, were dispersed in the 16th century during religious wars.
Son of an Arab slave, father of modern Europe.
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Mitch, Awesome info.. I find the Arabs playing a very contributing role in history. At very highest level, trade and commerce. I would say followed by exalted subjects such as astronomy, math and poetry. Umh... food for thought. Only question: Is it possible to reconstruct race type by fingerprints, and have you come across "Naadi Astrology" concept anytime?
Posted by: Lakshmi | January 27, 2007 at 09:52 PM