SOURCE: ANI
4-25-13
tags: archaeology, pyramids, ancient Egypt, Giza
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4-25-13
Feeding Egypt's 10,000 pyramid builders
Breaking Newstags: archaeology, pyramids, ancient Egypt, Giza
The builders of the famous Giza pyramids feasted on food from a massive catering-type operation, the remains of which scientists have discovered at a workers' town near the pyramids.
The workers' town is located about 1,300 feet (400 meters) south of the Sphinx, and was used to house workers building the pyramid of pharaoh Menkaure, the third and last pyramid on the Giza plateau.
The site is also known by its Arabic name, Heit el-Ghurab, and is sometimes called "the Lost City of the Pyramid Builders."...
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