Contrary to some popular depictions, the pyramid builders were not slaves or foreigners. Excavated skeletons show that they were Egyptians who lived in villages developed and overseen by the pharaoh's supervisors. Some of the builders were permanent employees of the pharaoh. Others were conscripted for a limited time from local villages. Some may have been women: Although no depictions of women builders have been found, some female skeletons show wear that suggests they labored with heavy stone for long periods of time.
Graffiti indicates that at least some of these workers took pride in their work, calling their teams "Friends of Khufu," "Drunkards of Menkaure," and so on—names indicating allegiances to pharaohs.
An estimated 20,000 to 30,000 workers built the Pyramids at Giza over 80 years. Much of the work probably happened while the River Nile was flooded
The first pyramid was built in 2611 B.C. E.
2007-06-23 12:21:10
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answered by Kallan 7
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They are older than dirt.
A side note: in 1888 , the curator to the egyptian museum, was asked who built the pyramids...his answer was.."they were there when the Homogenus Peoples of Egypt arrived".
2007-06-23 12:12:01
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answered by Royal Racer Hell=Grave © 7
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think of the unhappiness shared with the aid of those of a interior of reach deliverance who many times tried to farm the fertile banks of the Nile, however the no longer-so-uncommon tidal surges would periodically threaten the collective efforts of early human civility with the aid of salting out the flowers and forcing contributors to forage interior the wildernesses as quickly as back---or only starve to dying at the same time. It could have been a great community venture to intelligently channel the silt-surges into the rifts and valleys, and upon the reformation over the years, additionally to intelligently come across the means of temperature differentials coupled with tension/vaccuum forces at artwork under the lined hollows of the airborne dirt and dust undeniable settled so. possible reason that the rotting of bodies creates sufficient ammonia to be adequate to refrigerate meals for those unlucky crop failures, it relatively is after the surges had crammed the lowlands. places of chambers,valves, and cavities of offering sparkling water and ammonia verify those early trials. perchance the only element unusual with regard to the pyramids is they as symbols of status overshadowed the smart advantages of their progression, and that the story of authentic human cooperation and experimentation can basically be certainly one of inventive conjecture. As surges subsided, the hollows as hallows to entomb the sacredit of king (and not questioning) stands nonetheless in known explanation in the present day. would the fact come forward.
2016-10-03 00:48:33
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answered by raffone 4
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Who built the pyramids? Elvis!
Who built Stonehenge? Elvis!
2007-06-23 12:15:13
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answered by glitterkittyy 7
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They are 500 years old and the Romans built them.
2007-06-23 12:44:50
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answered by St. Toad 4
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The pyramids are about seven, but that's in pyramid years. They were union built.
2007-06-23 12:13:09
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answered by The Instigator 5
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I think about 4000 years. Slaves and Farmworkers built them. Why is this in the religion section? Why am I in the religion section? I always get sucked in here... Bye.
2007-06-23 12:17:17
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answered by Anonymous 4
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Old, Slaves
2007-06-23 12:15:12
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answered by JimBob from 'Bama 2
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im not sure how old but they were made by hired famers in the off sesone (not slaves and most people belive)
2007-06-23 12:14:59
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answered by Ginny 4
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Ancient. The Egyptians.
Sorry. Now i'm just being a smart ass.
2007-06-23 12:12:23
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answered by Cassie G 3
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