Contrary to popular belief, it wasn’t slaves who built the pyramids. We know this because archaeologists have located the remains of a purpose-built village for the thousands of workers who built the famous Giza pyramids, nearly 4,500 years ago.
sciencefocus.com/…/were-the-egyptian-pyramids-bui…
While I think the evidence they cite is rather weak it’s well agreed upon that the workers were paid and enjoyed elevated status in society
sylver_dragon@lemmy.world 7 months ago
While slaves were almost certainly involved, a lot of the labor was likely Corvee Labor. Less like chattel slavery and more like taxes in the form of labor.
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 7 months ago
Interesting
icelimit@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Everyone goes to drop off a brick once a week?