Skeletal analysis in Tombos tombs finds hardworking individuals buried among the elite

Lower-Class Workers May Have Been Buried in Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Alongside Elites

When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who performed hard labor

Skeletal analysis in Tombos tombs finds hardworking individuals buried among the elite

Skeletal analysis at Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial settlement in Nubia, reveals a more complex labor and social hierarchy than previously understood. Researchers from Leiden University, Purdue University, and the University of California at Santa Barbara, reassessed physical activity patterns in the community, indicating that individuals interred in pyramid tombs were not exclusively elite officials but included individuals who engaged in…

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Archaeological mission advances research in the “Bench of the Pharaoh”

A joint Polish-Egyptian archaeological mission has conducted further studies in the tomb of Shepseskaf, located in the Saqqara necropolis near Cairo.

Ancient Egyptian pyramids weren't built for who we thought, study suggests

At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid tombs.

Two Italian researchers, specialists in radar technology, have made a detailed mapping of the Pyramid of Khafre, revealing hidden structures that defy our current understanding of antiquity. The first discovery was a series of five identical structures at the base of the pyramid, connected by a network of passages with complex geometric patterns. Each building has five horizontal levels and sloping roofs, indicating advanced architectural ingenu…