Egyptian mummy reveals the world’s earliest prosthetics — toes!
New archeologists have found two artificial big toes in Egyptian tombs : the linen and plaster “ Greville Chester toe , ” which dates back past 600 BC ( below ) ; and the wood and leather “ Cairo toe , ” which was built between 950 - 710 BC and was unearthed affixed to a female mummy . investigator were diffident if these equipment were operational or merely esthetic , but after some sure - hoof it examination , they appear to be the early prosthetics discover yet ....