Got it from here: https://twitter.com/Juche_Gang/status/1359480539166740484

  • regenerativedespair [she/her]
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    4 years ago

    I didn't know that about egyptian antiquity, was it waged labor that created the pyramids then? Or some other system?

    It's interesting examining the crosscultural biases of education systems.

    • BoizInBrazil [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      Yes, it is pretty much widely accepted that the pyramids were built by renowned, highly-skilled masons who were paid well and supplied with housing, food, and beer during construction.

      • regenerativedespair [she/her]
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        4 years ago

        Wow, yeah that makes sense.i had no idea though. do you know where i can get more information about the topic of ancient egypt?

    • SteveHasBunker [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      was it waged labor that created the pyramids then?

      Yup, working on the Pyramids was considered prestigious work. The people who worked on them actually had something of a proto-labor union. One of the first labor strikes in recorded history was Pyramid builders setting down their tools because their pay hadn't been increased to match a sudden inflation in food prices.

    • Mardoniush [she/her]
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      4 years ago

      It was a combination of highly skilled craftsmen from all levels of society, "Cadets" from the upper middle classes undergoing national service, and (well paid) taxation labour from peasants granted the privilege of working on the pyramids rather than the standard road and irrigation work.

      Some also think that foreign war captives were used on the early stages, but that's far from certain as there's no on-site evidence of artifacts from Punt or elsewhere.

      This is a good overview, though I quibble with bits, mostly an over-reliance on Middle Kingdom social relations to explain Old Kingdom finds.

      https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303875906_Labor_and_the_Pyramids_The_Heit_el-Ghurab_Workers_Town_at_Giza