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Pyramids Not Built by Slaves: Scientists

Tombs found near king's suggest laborers were free workers

By M. Morris, Newser Staff

Posted Jan 10, 2010 4:55 PM CST

(Newser) – The Great Pyramids of Egypt were built not by slaves, as is commonly believed, but by free workers of such high status that their tombs lie near the king's. The laborers built the Khufu and Khafre pyramids, and the research made public today sheds new... Read full story »

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