Ancient Egyptian's Wooden Toe Is Sophisticated Prosthetic

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Thu, 06/22/2017 - 6:38am

A wooden big toe that enabled a priest's daughter to walk around 3,000 years ago has been found to be even more complex than researchers believed. It is thought to be one of the oldest prosthetic devices ever found.

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