How Did Slaves Build The Great Pyramid At Giza?

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Did Slaves Build the Great Pyramid at Giza? Depending on the source, it is stated many times that slaves built the pyramids. However, from these sources there are no convincing primary evidence that can prove this theory. Therefore, I think payed laborers built the Great Pyramid at Giza. According to the interview with Mark Lehrner, it is stated that, “the graffiti gives us a picture of organization where a gang of workmen was organized into two crews, the crews were subdivided into five phyles.” In this interview, Mark specifically states that this evidence was found above the tombs of kings in the pyramids. This “graffiti” is in the form of single hieroglyphs that identified each gang that built the pyramids. This evidence is convincing

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