Cemetery and city of workers who built the pyramids

The remains of a large population center known as Heit el-Ghurab were discovered in the southeastern region of the Giza Plateau, as it was the place where the workers who participated in the construction of the pyramidal groups of Khafre (ca. 2558-2532 BC) and Menkaure (ca. 2532-2503 BC) lived and died. M), in addition to older residential remains dating back to the era of Khufu (about 2589-2566 BC), houses, warehouses, three main streets, and a royal administrative building were uncovered within the walls of that city, as well as four huge halls, which may have been the barracks in which he slept. 

It is where workers build the pyramids and prepare their food. A huge amount of bones of fish, birds, cows, sheep, goats, and pigs was found, which reveals that the state takes care of workers to ensure they get the best compensation in terms of work efficiency.

On the hillside directly to the west of Heit el-Ghurab, a city cemetery was found, where supervisors of lower-ranking workers were buried in modest terraces on the slopes of low hills, surrounded by smaller terraces or domed tombs, which may have been reserved for the workers or the families of the supervisors themselves.

These tombs were built of mud brick, while high-ranking supervisors, skilled craftsmen, and artists were buried in large stone terraces at the top of the slope. 

Among these tombs, we find a tomb with exquisite decorations belonging to the supervisor of the linen industry and the supervisor of the royal purification house called “Neferthith.” The majority of human remains discovered show evidence of hard physical labor

Many of them show broken bones. However, most of them were treated properly and recovered, which confirms that the workers are fed properly and are receiving high-quality health care.

Cemetery and city of workers who built the pyramids

Cemetery and city of workers who built the pyramids

Cemetery and city of workers who built the pyramids