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- Mummy's False Toe May Be The World's Oldest Known Prosthetic Device
JS Online (Journal Sentinel) A University of Manchester researcher believes two artificial big toes, one of which was found on the foot of an Egyptian mummy, may represent the earliest prosthetic devices. The toes, which predate 600 B.C., would be several...
- Egyptologists Revisit A Founding Father
Manchester University The University of Manchester and the Natural History Museum in London are to revisit the work of anthropologist Sir Grafton Elliot Smith and set up a publicly available website on his excellent but as yet overlooked work. The team,...
- New Book: Proceedings Of Current Research In Egyptology 2008
Rutherford Press The ninth annual Current Research in Egyptology Symposium (CRE IX) was hosted by the KNH Centre for Biomedical Research at the University of Manchester in January 2008. The symposium brought together graduate, postgraduate and independent...
- Egypt Centre Achieves Accreditation
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- Ancient Mummies - Secrets To Be Unlocked
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/press/title,26474,en.htm "Two world-renowned teams of experts on Egyptian mummies have joined forces in an international effort to better understand disease and its treatment in ancient Egypt. The University of Manchester's...
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More re false toe research
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Two artificial big toes -- one found attached to the foot of an ancient Egyptian mummy -- may have been the world's earliest functional prosthetic body parts, says the scientist who tested replicas on volunteers.
University of Manchester researcher, Dr Jacky Finch, has shown that a three-part wood and leather artefact housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, along with a second one, the Greville Chester artificial toe on display in the British Museum, not only looked the part but also helped their toeless owners walk like Egyptians.
The toes date from before 600BC, predating what was hitherto thought to be the earliest known practical prosthesis -- the Roman Capula Leg -- by several hundred years.
Dr Finch, who is based in the University of Manchester's KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology, recruited two volunteers whose right big toe had been lost in order to test exact replicas of the artificial toes in the Gait Laboratory at Salford University's Centre for Rehabilitation and Human Performance Research.
Writing in the Lancet, Dr Finch said: "To be classed as true prosthetic devices any replacement must satisfy several criteria."
Past Horizons
University of Manchester researcher, Dr Jacky Finch, has shown that a three-part wood and leather artefact housed in the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, along with a second one, the Greville Chester artificial toe on display in the British Museum, not only looked the part but also helped their toe-less owners walk.
The toes date from before 600 BCE, pre-dating what was hitherto thought to be the earliest known practical prosthesis, the Roman Capua leg which dated to c. 300 BCE. Unfortunately, the Capua leg was burned when the Museum of the Royal College of Surgeons was bombed in World War II.
Dr Finch, who is based in the University of Manchester’s KNH Centre for Biomedical Egyptology, recruited two volunteers whose right big toe had been lost in order to test replicas of the artificial toes in the Gait Laboratory at Salford University’s Centre for Rehabilitation and Human Performance Research.
- Mummy's False Toe May Be The World's Oldest Known Prosthetic Device
JS Online (Journal Sentinel) A University of Manchester researcher believes two artificial big toes, one of which was found on the foot of an Egyptian mummy, may represent the earliest prosthetic devices. The toes, which predate 600 B.C., would be several...
- Egyptologists Revisit A Founding Father
Manchester University The University of Manchester and the Natural History Museum in London are to revisit the work of anthropologist Sir Grafton Elliot Smith and set up a publicly available website on his excellent but as yet overlooked work. The team,...
- New Book: Proceedings Of Current Research In Egyptology 2008
Rutherford Press The ninth annual Current Research in Egyptology Symposium (CRE IX) was hosted by the KNH Centre for Biomedical Research at the University of Manchester in January 2008. The symposium brought together graduate, postgraduate and independent...
- Egypt Centre Achieves Accreditation
This Is Swansea Supporters of Swansea's Egypt Centre have been given a pat on the back this week after it achieved an accreditation award. The museum, which is based on the campus of Swansea University, is also enjoying a double celebration — it...
- Ancient Mummies - Secrets To Be Unlocked
http://www.manchester.ac.uk/press/title,26474,en.htm "Two world-renowned teams of experts on Egyptian mummies have joined forces in an international effort to better understand disease and its treatment in ancient Egypt. The University of Manchester's...