Mummy remains show false toes helped ancient Egyptians walk

Sunday, February 13, 2011 - 22:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

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.

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