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300-Year-Old “Exceptional” Gold and Copper Prosthesis Discovered in Poland

February 4, 2026

300-Year-Old “Exceptional” Gold and Copper Prosthesis Discovered in Poland Something novel has been discovered by Polish archaeologists excavating the Church of St. Francis of Assisi in Krakow; it is believed to be the first of its kind in the nation.…

3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe: Early Artistry in Prosthetics Revealed

March 12, 2024

3,000-Year-Old Wooden Toe: Early Artistry in Prosthetics Revealed Almost two decades ago, archaeologists working in a burial chamber in the Sheikh ´Abd el-Qurna necropolis west of Luxor, Egypt, found something unexpected: An exquisitely crafted prosthetic big toe fitted to the…