1. THE PYRAMID BUILDERS.
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Morell, Virginia
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PYRAMIDS of Giza (Egypt) , *ARCHAEOLOGY , *TOMBS , *ANCIENT architecture , *CONSTRUCTION workers - Abstract
Focuses on the discovery of the graves of workers who built the great pyramids in Giza, Egypt. Work of archaeologists Zahi Hawass, who discovered the graves, and Mark Lehner, who is excavating what appears to be the laborers' city; Significance of the find, which suggests that the pyramids were built by common Egyptians rather than slaves or foreigners; Description of the excavation of a grave and its contents; Speculation about the lives of the workers. INSETS: COPPER AGE;WALL OF THE CROW;WATERS OF PLENTY;BEEF, BREAD, AND BEER
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- 2001