Egyptian scribes suffered work-related injuries, study says | Higher incidence of damage to hips, jaws and thumbs reveals their writing efforts may have taken a toll (www.nature.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Blaze@reddthat.com to c/science@mander.xyz

4 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Additional article: https://www.theguardian.com/science/article/2024/jun/27/egyptian-scribes-work-related-injuries-study

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I get the damage to the thumbs, but what in being a scribe would cause more damage to the jaw or hips than anyone else?

[-] Anyolduser@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 month ago

It says why in the article. They sat cross-legged and chewed on the end of rushes to make a brush.

[-] Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 month ago

Didn't realize that; interesting to know, thanks.

[-] Kyatto@leminal.space 4 points 1 month ago

Oops it's in the article "They said changes around the jaw could also be linked to such postures, or the habit of scribes to chew their rush tools to make a brush-like head."

this post was submitted on 28 Jun 2024

29 points (100.0% liked)

Science

3007 readers

7 users here now

General discussions about "science" itself

Be sure to also check out these other Fediverse science communities:

https://lemmy.ml/c/science

https://beehaw.org/c/science

founded 2 years ago

MODERATORS

Sal@mander.xyz

fossilesque@mander.xyz