![Javier Velaza, who teaches Latin Philology at the University of Barcelona, during the media presentation of the Hand of Irulegi.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/6FHGSZLDPHNH5ND5ERW6PJIC4Y.jpg?auth=94265af1fe688709d05e24f8336697459d7841b56111d27d76a02b2d8359f859&width=414&height=233&focal=3521%2C1552)
The Hand of Irulegi delivers more questions than answers on Basque origins
Experts admit the 2021 find is being used for political gain and that the ancient artifact has exacerbated an age-old controversy about the genesis of the language
Experts admit the 2021 find is being used for political gain and that the ancient artifact has exacerbated an age-old controversy about the genesis of the language