In the Netherlands, children's bones reveal 17-hour workdays

An archaeological study reveals spinal deformities in child laborers.

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These marks, visible on skeletons from the 17th-19th centuries, attest to extreme labor from childhood.

Researchers link these traces to the early industrial conditions in the Netherlands.

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