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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)

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Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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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?

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

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Zedstrian@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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Didn’t realize that; interesting to know, thanks.

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Kaity@leminal.space
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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.”

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