Product Description

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.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #557969 in Books
• Published on: 1997-01-02
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

Review
..."[T]he book is a valuable introduction to the study of ancient Egyptian daily life that will certainly repay careful reading and study. Pleasant, compact, and easy to read, the book strikes a good balance between a strictly scholarly and a more general approach. Now in a more affordable paperback format, this book is certain to attract a broad readership."
-"Journal of the American Oriental Society
." . . fascinating . . .."
-"Archaeology

From the Back Cover
In Rosalie David's hands, the Egyptian builders of the pyramids are revealed as simple people, leading ordinary lives while they are engaged on building the great tomb for a Pharoah. This is an engrossing detective story, bringing to the general reader a fascinating picture of a special community that lived in Egypt and built one of the pyramids, some four thousand years ago.

Customer Reviews

Strikes (!) in Ancient Egypt
Excellent description of life as a Worker in Egypt -housing, diet, health-care, legal. Mainly concentrates on the town of Kahun and Petrie's excavation of 1888/89. But a good general description for all that.