Egyptian scribes suffered from posture-related disorders at work
“Walk like an Egyptian — But Don’t Sit like One”, having fun ScientificAmerican. The first part of the sentence, Walk like an Egyptian (“Walk like an Egyptian”) refers to the famous Bangles hit from the 1980s, and the second, But Don’t Sit Like One (“But don’t sit like him”), to the study published on June 27 in Scientific Reports.
A team of Egyptologists from Prague demonstrates that the scribes of ancient Egypt, often represented sitting cross-legged, their papyrus on their knees, had health problems linked to their posture. “In addition to signs of physical stress on their spine, shoulders, knees, hips and ankles, the skeletons of the scribes show degeneration of the jaw joint – perhaps from chewing rush stems. in order to form brushes for writing”, reports New Scientist.
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