Wiki wrote:
One theory, suggested by the Greeks, posits that slaves were forced to work until the pyramid was done. This theory is no longer accepted in the modern era, however. Archaeologists believe that the Great Pyramid was built by tens of thousands of skilled workers who camped near the pyramids and worked for a salary or as a form of paying taxes until the construction was completed. The worker's cemeteries were discovered in 1990 by archaeologists Zahi Hawass and Mark Lehner. Verner posited that the labor was organized into a hierarchy, consisting of two gangs of 100,000 men, divided into five zaa or phyle of 20,000 men each, which may have been further divided according to the skills of the workers.[8]
I guess it wasn't really slave labour. But hey, they didn't have a union, so technically it is
Unions for everyone!!1
Also the whole Exodus/Egyptian tyrant thing is generally considered to be fiction and not historical fact.
Last edited by Mek-Stizzle (2008-08-23 09:12:42)