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[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Maybe not the "build the pyramid" itself. Just maybe. But all the transportation, accomodations and food for the builders surely came from slaves.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

Not necessarily. Most people would have been nominally free, and most economic activity would have come from them.

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Did they put the blocks into place with their economic activity?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

... yes, labor is generally a pretty key piece of economic activity. There's extensive archeological evidence about the processes of Ancient Egyptian economics, including discussions of obligation, payment, negotiation, etc.

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