69 male skeletons from an Egyptian necropolis reveal that hunching over to write caused just as much pain in ancient times. Reading time 2 minutes Ancient Egyptian scribes held high-status jobs, ...

Ancient Egyptian scribes’ life works are written on their bones. Arthritis and other damage mark the scribes’ skeletons where the men sat cross-legged or kneeled hunched over papyrus scrolls, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 privileged ...

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A long-overlooked writing system from 5000 years ago is still largely undeciphered, but could mark the moment humans first ...

Ancient Egyptians used a correction liquid similar to Wite-Out or Tipp-Ex to fix mistakes in ancient texts, researchers at the Fitzwilliam Museum at the University of Cambridge have discovered. While ...

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A statue of a scribe named Nefer. Martin Frouz, Archive of the Czech Institute of Egyptology FA CU, Author provided (no reuse) Their rare skills meant that scribes were highly valued by society and ...