Tens of thousands of years ago, during a period of Egyptian history known as the Old Kingdom (around 2649–2130 BC), it was rare for people to be able to read and write. From an estimated population of ...

Ancient Egyptian scribes held high-status jobs, making up some of the 1% of Egyptians who could read and write at that time. But the scribes suffered for it: New research published in Scientific ...

Desk jobs can take a surprising physical toll on the body. White collar workers complain of stiff necks, sore lower backs and aching joints. It may bring them little relief to find they continue a ...

(CNN) — Performing administrative tasks in ancient Egypt may not sound physically demanding, but new research has revealed that being a scribe left a mark on the skeletons of the men who held those ...

Repetitive tasks carried out by ancient Egyptian scribes — high status men with the ability to write who performed administrative tasks — and the positions they sat in while working may have led to ...

Statues depicting ancient Egyptians, including a scribe in a seated position. . | Credit: Martin Frouz and the Czech Institute of Egyptology, Charles University. Ancient Egyptian scribes worked in ...

Ancient Egyptian scribes who put brush to papyrus thousands of years ago are often depicted as kneeling or sitting cross-legged – working postures that apparently took a toll on their bones. The ...

The development of osteoarthritis was more common among scribes than their ancient Egyptian peers, a study finds. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here ...

Petra Brukner Havelková receives funding from the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic (DKRVO 2024-2028/7.I.a., National Museum, 00023272) and the Czech Science Foundation through the research ...

Repetitive stress injuries are a common feature of modern life, especially for office workers who spend a good chunk of their working days at a desk typing on a computer. Apparently, scribes in ...

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