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[–] oxysis@lemmy.blahaj.zone 87 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I mean the artisans who worked on the pyramids were payed quite well. They even got buried nearby when they eventually passed away.

And no, slaves were not the ones building a the pyramids.

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[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 30 points 1 year ago (3 children)

From what I have seen the newest consensus seems to be that they were essentially a massive jobs program.

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[–] cattywampas@midwest.social 26 points 1 year ago (1 child)

This is speculation but I'd bet there was some amount of less-than-voluntary aspect to the construction of at least some of the pyramids. As in "we'll pay you, but this is your job for the next 30 years while you're not harvesting."

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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

to be fair, there was fuck all to do inbetween harvests. if someone came up to me as i'm bored out of my mind watching grains grow and said "hey wanna help build a huge fucking triangle? the pharaoh pays well" i'd say yes in a heartbeat. i doubt they had trouble finding workers

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[–] InnerScientist@lemmy.world 23 points 1 year ago

Should have just called it the pyramid scheme.

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