Nov 22 2009
The Pyramids of Egypt
The builders of the pyramids were neither slaves nor foreigners, but by Egyptians who lived in villages developed and overseen by the pharaoh’s supervisors. The builders’ villages boasted bakers, butchers, brewers, granaries, houses, cemeteries, and probably even some sorts of health-care facilities—there is evidence of laborers surviving crushed or amputated limbs. Bakeries excavated near the [...]
