Emma (IPG)Jul 2
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@ipg Using slavery.
Jul 2 at 11:14amWeb
Show threadVashtiJul 2
@enigmatico @ipg Yeah, it was slaves.
Show threadkaliJul 2

@vashti @enigmatico @ipg in fact they weren't but have fun with your #orientalism SMH

https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/were-the-egyptian-pyramids-built-by-slaves

Were the Egyptian pyramids built by slaves? - BBC Science Focus Magazine

Asked by: Laura Price, Cardiff

BBC Science Focus Magazine
Show threadVashtiJul 2
@kaliagainstallodds @enigmatico @ipg Thanks, I learned something today. I never heard this before (as opposed to having been constantly told the opposite) and it's actually kind of cool.
Show threadAaronJul 2
@vashti @kaliagainstallodds @enigmatico @ipg Same
Show threadBigTheDaveJul 4

@kaliagainstallodds @vashti @enigmatico @ipg

It's funny that our first instinct is to attribute any ancient achievement to slavery, rather than realise they did the same as we do... throw a shittone of money at it.

Show threadmoonfacedJul 2
@enigmatico @ipg that fact is actually debated! scientists believe that the workers who built the pyramids were not slaves: https://history.stackexchange.com/a/609
What kind of labor was used to build the Egyptian pyramids?

Most people believe the pyramids were built with slave labor (or at least it seems that way). This notion is perpetuated by movies; the building of the pyramids often evokes images of ancient Egypt...

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