Posted on 12/28/2005 10:57:28 PM PST by SunkenCiv
Written by Chahira Kozma, M.D., of the department of pediatrics at Georgetown University Hospital, the paper examines biological remains and artistic evidence of dwarfism in ancient Egypt, including both elite dwarfs who achieved important status, and ordinary dwarfs. The earliest biological evidence of dwarfs in ancient Egypt dates to a Predynastic Period called the "Badarian Period" (4500 BCE) in addition to several skeletons from the Old Kingdom (2700 – 2190 BCE). Pictorial sources of dwarfism in tomb and vase paintings, statues and other art forms are numerous and indicate that dwarfs were employed as personal attendants, overseers of linen, animal tenders, jewelers, dancers and entertainers.
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My stance: Short People are Energy Efficient: If everyone were short, we would save a tremendous amount in natural resources.
interesting.
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some other sites possibly of interest:
http://www.ancientscripts.com/
http://www.lib.umt.edu/guide/lang/compdxh.htm#CompIndex
http://guindo.cnice.mecd.es/~jmag0042/alphaeng.html
http://jeff.cs.mcgill.ca/~luc/runes.html
OH GOODY! Thank you!!
Yeah, but can they reach the green in regulation?
Move it to the "right spot."
;-)
Bump, read my tag line.
[singing] Chamois, how we love ya, how we love ya, our dear old Chamois...
They were sought after during WWII for aircraft construction since they easily fit into cramped spaces for riveting.
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