Did slaves build the Pyramids at Giza?

Associated Press Writer CAIRO—Egypt displayed on Monday newly discovered tombs more than 4,000 years old and said they belonged to people who worked on the Great Pyramids of Giza, presenting the discovery as more evidence that slaves did not build the ancient monuments. read more

As an estimation, the population of Egypt at the time the Great Pyramids were being built was probably somewhere around 2 million people. Most of these people were involved farming, but a few were skilled artisans, such as scribes, artists, architecths, administrators, stone masons, bakers, brewers and clergy. read more

Egypt displayed on Monday newly discovered tombs more than 4,000 years old and said they belonged to people who worked on the Great Pyramids of Giza, putting the discovery forth as more evidence that slaves did not build the ancient monuments. read more