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Matthew J. M. Coomber @mjmcoomber.bsky.social · 16 days
Such an interesting article! Be sure to see @sarahebond.bsky.social‘s thread
Avatar Sarah E. Bond @sarahebond.bsky.social · 16 days
There is a lot of current and forthcoming amazing work on disability attached to ancient scribal practices. A new open access article looks at the spinal impact on Egyptian scribes. www.nature.com/articles/s41... turns out criss-cross applesauce writing is very bad for the spine, joints, & even jaw
Ancient Egyptian scribes and specific skeletal occupational risk markers (Abusir, Old Kingdom) - Scientific Reportswww.nature.com Scientific Reports - Ancient Egyptian scribes and specific skeletal occupational risk markers (Abusir, Old Kingdom)