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Is your desk job killing your back? Ancient Egyptian scribes had the same aches and pains, say researchers

By Petra Brukner Havelková, anthropologist / curator, National Museum (Národní muzeum) Prague
Veronika Dulíková, Postdoctoral researcher in Egyptology, Charles University

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 between 1 million and 1.5 million, only about 1% were literate and able to write in hieroglyphics.

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