ArchaeologyHigher incidence of damage to hips, jaws and thumbs reveals their writing efforts may have taken a tollThu 27 Jun 2024 11.00 EDTFrom bad backs to eye strain, office work can take its toll on the body.But it seems such perils are nothing new: researchers have found Egyptian scribes experienced damage to their hips, jaws and thumbs as a result of their efforts.Experts studying the remains of scribes buried in the necropolis at Abusir, Egypt, between 2700 and 2180BC say that,…
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Source: https://amp.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/27/egyptian-scribes-work-related-injuries-study