Contrary to some popular depictions, the pyramid builders were not slaves or foreigners. Excavated skeletons show that they were Egyptians who lived in villages developed and overseen by the supervisory authorities of the pharaoh.
Villages Manufacturers' boasted bakers, butchers, brewers, granaries, houses, cemeteries, and possibly some types of health care workers there is no evidence of survivors crushed or amputated limbs. Bakeries excavated near the Great Pyramids could have produced thousands of loaves of bread every week.
Some of the builders were permanent employees of the pharaoh.Others were recruited for a limited time from local villages. Some women may have is: Although no depictions of women builders have been found, some female skeletons show wear that suggests that working with the heavy stone for long periods of time.
Graffiti indicates that at least some of these workers were proud of their work, calling their teams "Friends of Khufu", "drunk with Menkaure," and so on, the names that indicate loyalty to the pharaohs.
An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 workers built the Pyramids of Giza over 80 years. Much of the work probably happened while the Nile was flooded.
Huge limestone blocks could be launched right from quarries at the base of the Pyramids. The stones would likely then polished by hand and pushed up ramps to their intended positions.
It took more than manual labor, though. Architects reached a precise shape by running ropes from the outer corners of the pyramid to the summit, scheduled to ensure that the stones were positioned correctly. And priests-astronomers helped choose the sites of the pyramids' and the guidelines, so that they are appropriate axis in relation to sacred constellations.
From stone pusher to priest, every worker would probably have recognized its role in continuing the cycle of life and death of the pharaohs, and thereby perpetuate the glory of Egypt
Villages Manufacturers' boasted bakers, butchers, brewers, granaries, houses, cemeteries, and possibly some types of health care workers there is no evidence of survivors crushed or amputated limbs. Bakeries excavated near the Great Pyramids could have produced thousands of loaves of bread every week.
Some of the builders were permanent employees of the pharaoh.Others were recruited for a limited time from local villages. Some women may have is: Although no depictions of women builders have been found, some female skeletons show wear that suggests that working with the heavy stone for long periods of time.
Graffiti indicates that at least some of these workers were proud of their work, calling their teams "Friends of Khufu", "drunk with Menkaure," and so on, the names that indicate loyalty to the pharaohs.
An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 workers built the Pyramids of Giza over 80 years. Much of the work probably happened while the Nile was flooded.
Huge limestone blocks could be launched right from quarries at the base of the Pyramids. The stones would likely then polished by hand and pushed up ramps to their intended positions.
It took more than manual labor, though. Architects reached a precise shape by running ropes from the outer corners of the pyramid to the summit, scheduled to ensure that the stones were positioned correctly. And priests-astronomers helped choose the sites of the pyramids' and the guidelines, so that they are appropriate axis in relation to sacred constellations.
From stone pusher to priest, every worker would probably have recognized its role in continuing the cycle of life and death of the pharaohs, and thereby perpetuate the glory of Egypt
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