The pyramid builders of ancient Egypt : a modern investigation of pharaoh's workforce / A.R. David.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

David, A. Rosalie (Ann Rosalie)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pyramid of Sesostris II (Lāhūn, Egypt).

Kahun (Extinct city).

Egypt--Social life and customs--To 332 B.C.

Egypt.

Egypt--Antiquities.

Fayyūm (Egypt)--Antiquities.

Fayyūm (Egypt).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (299 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, c1996.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In Dr David's study, the builders of the pyramids are revealed as simple people with ordinary preoccupations: who worried about their families, grumbled about working conditions - and even planned a strike to improve them.

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Contents; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; INTRODUCTION; The Geography and Historical Background; The Lahun Pyramid; The Towns of the Royal Workmen; The Site and its Excavation; Legal and Medical Practices, Education and Religion; Everyday Life at Kahun; The Foreign Population at Kahun; Last Years at Kahun; Analysis of Egyptian Pottery; The Chemical Analysis of the Kahun Metals; Kahun: The Textile Evidence; CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [251]-255) and index.

ISBN:

1-134-74322-X

1-134-74323-8

1-280-33538-6

9786610335381

0-203-44261-X

0-203-27775-9

9780203442616

OCLC:

264476935