Burmese convicts on a prison treadmill, 1901; a grueling form of hard labour once used in colonial-era jails, where prisoners walked continuously on a large rotating wheel to grind grain or pump water.
© Wellcome Collection
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Archaeo-Histories on Nostr: A long line of men are working a treadmill, Rangoon (Burma) ..... Burmese convicts on ...
A long line of men are working a treadmill, Rangoon (Burma) .....
Burmese convicts on a prison treadmill, 1901; a grueling form of hard labour once used in colonial-era jails, where prisoners walked continuously on a large rotating wheel to grind grain or pump water.
© Wellcome Collection
#archaeohistories
Burmese convicts on a prison treadmill, 1901; a grueling form of hard labour once used in colonial-era jails, where prisoners walked continuously on a large rotating wheel to grind grain or pump water.
© Wellcome Collection
#archaeohistories