A statue of Amenhotep as a seated scribe of the 18th dynasty, circa 1550 B.C. to 1292 B.C., at the Luxor Museum in Egypt. Poor posture and the repetitive tasks of ancient scribes may have caused ...

So did the ancient Egyptians A new study suggests the ergonomics of an Egyptian scribe’s working life may be revealed in their bones. Statues from Abusir, Egypt depict the scribe Nefer and his wife.

Relief depicting two scribes from Mastaba of Akhethotep at Saqqara, Old Kingdom, 5th Dynasty. Collection of The Egyptian Museum, Cairo. Photo: Fine Art Images/Heritage Images/Getty Images.

The roles of the scribes were crucial in ancient Egyptian society, but the records they left behind have been even more valuable to researchers. “The ancient Egyptians kept careful records of ...