Artificial Toes from Ancient Egypt Confirmed as World's Oldest Prostheses
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Artificial Toes from Ancient Egypt Confirmed as World's Oldest Prostheses

Cairo : Egypt | Oct 02, 2012 at 9:59 AM PDT
Source: Medgadget.com
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One of the toes, made of leather and wood found on a female mummy, is dated between 950 and 710 BC, while another that's composed of linen, glue and plaster goes back to at least 600 BC. Dr Finch and her team made replicas of the devices and found a couple volunteers with missing toes for whom such prostheses... FULL ARTICLE AT Medgadget.com
 
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