This is fascinating and insightful, but I can’t help but think of the widespread slavery utilized in ancient Egypt to build the pyramids and other wonders. That may have been a contributing factor as to why the privilege class was able to have the time and space to devote to calm reflection.
This is fascinating and insightful, but I can’t help but think of the widespread slavery utilized in ancient Egypt to build the pyramids and other wonders. That may have been a contributing factor as to why the privilege class was able to have the time and space to devote to calm reflection.
The general consensus among modern Egyptologists is that the pyramids were built by a highly skilled and paid workforce, and not by slaves. Archaeologists have already excavated and studied huge townships around the Giza necropolis that housed and fed the pyramid workers. Based on these evidence and others, archaeologists have come to this conclusion.
This is fascinating and insightful, but I can’t help but think of the widespread slavery utilized in ancient Egypt to build the pyramids and other wonders. That may have been a contributing factor as to why the privilege class was able to have the time and space to devote to calm reflection.
The general consensus among modern Egyptologists is that the pyramids were built by a highly skilled and paid workforce, and not by slaves. Archaeologists have already excavated and studied huge townships around the Giza necropolis that housed and fed the pyramid workers. Based on these evidence and others, archaeologists have come to this conclusion.