Ancient Egyptian scribes and specific skeletal occupational risk markers (Abusir, Old Kingdom)

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00023272%3A_____%2F24%3A10136432" target="_blank" >RIV/00023272:_____/24:10136432 - isvavai.cz</a>
Alternative codes found
RIV/00216208:11310/24:10482914 RIV/00216208:11210/24:10482914 RIV/68407700:21240/24:00375926
Result on the web
<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-63549-z" target="_blank" >https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-024-63549-z</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-63549-z" target="_blank" >10.1038/s41598-024-63549-z</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Ancient Egyptian scribes and specific skeletal occupational risk markers (Abusir, Old Kingdom)
Original language description
Men with writing proficiency enjoyed a privileged position in ancient Egyptian society in the third millennium BC. Research focusing on these officials of elevated social status ("scribes") usually concentrates on their titles, scribal statues, iconography, etc., but the individuals themselves, and their skeletal remains, have been neglected. The aim of this study is to reveal whether repetitive tasks and maintained postures related to scribal activity can manifest in skeletal changes and identify possible occupational risk factors. A total of 1767 items including entheseal changes, non-metric traits, and degenerative changes were recorded from the human remains of 69 adult males of well-defined social status categories from the necropolis at Abusir (2700-2180 BC). Statistically significant differences between the scribes and the reference group attested a higher incidence of changes in scribes and manifested themselves especially in the occurrence of osteoarthritis of the joints. Our research reveals that remaining in a cross-legged sitting or kneeling position for extended periods, and the repetitive tasks related to writing and the adjusting of the rush pens during scribal activity, caused the extreme overloading of the jaw, neck and shoulder regions.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60102 - Archaeology

Project
<a href="/en/project/GM24-10275M" target="_blank" >GM24-10275M: Titles and bones of ancient Egyptian officials: New mathematical approach to analysing Old Kingdom data</a><br>
Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2024
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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