A recent study published in Scientific Reports reveals that ancient Egyptian scribes suffered from various skeletal issues similar to those experienced by modern-day office workers. The research indicates that repetitive tasks and prolonged sitting led to degenerative skeletal changes, including osteoarthritis, joint damage, and extreme overloading of the jaw, neck, and shoulder regions. The study examined 69 male skeletons from an Egyptian necropolis in Abusir, Old Kingdom, highlighting that these ancient workers endured significant health tolls due to their sedentary yet repetitive work. The findings also show that scribes suffered from jaw arthritis at nearly double today's rates.
Ancient writers, much like many of today’s workers, may have endured injuries from bad posture while at work. https://t.co/9cHTNFkbDd
69 male skeletons from an Egyptian necropolis reveal that hunching over to write caused just as much pain in ancient times. https://t.co/4BxhmPMQ6V
Ancient Egyptian scribes and specific skeletal occupational risk markers (Abusir, Old Kingdom): extreme overloading of the jaw, neck and shoulder regions. https://t.co/8DZPqAC0Oe
Ancient Egyptian scribes and specific skeletal occupational risk markers (Abusir, Old Kingdom) https://t.co/mx0txOpgUk
Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered from osteoarthritis, joint damage and 'extreme overloading of the jaw, neck and shoulder regions' caused by repetitive writing tasks. https://t.co/pTJOuuiVph
The work of Ancient Egyptian scribes was sedentary, but repetitive enough to erode their skeletons in potentially diagnostic ways, according to a study published Thursday / @ruthschuster https://t.co/6msybCR7GH
Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered work-related injuries many modern-day desk workers can identify with, a new study finds. https://t.co/n4ASg1oZOU
Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered from jaw arthritis at nearly double today’s rates. https://t.co/KBPRG0o1wG
The skeletons of ancient Egyptian scribes show degeneration from sitting on the floor while performing administrative tasks like writing – and reveal the health toll of their habitual bad posture. https://t.co/wh7bfbOwiM
Repetitive tasks carried out by ancient Egyptian scribes and the positions they sat in while working may have led to degenerative skeletal changes, according to a study in @SciReports. https://t.co/ttcuQ0X0zx https://t.co/VrmqP0YsKW
Ancient Egyptian scribes suffered unique bone damage, study finds / @ruthschuster https://t.co/6msybCQzR9
I'm slouching slightly in my office chair as I post this. I can feel the gaze of the ancient Egyptian scribes upon me, silently questioning why I'm not making better use of the standing desk. https://t.co/2t9xVhO6Uv
Ancient Egyptian scribes had repetitive stress injuries just like us https://t.co/xZYsSSl5HS
Egyptians got back pain too! Ancient scribes suffered skeletal issues from sitting too long, study finds - just like today's office workers https://t.co/PvsGPeSd0e https://t.co/F4mLwCkVDO