Mummy's 'toe' may have been 1st prosthesis

Monday, February 14, 2011 - 21:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

MANCHESTER, England, Feb. 14 (UPI) -- An artificial big toe attached to an ancient Egyptian mummy's foot may have been the first known functional prosthetic body part, a British researcher says.

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