Builders of the pyramids: excavations at Giza yield the settlements and workshops of three generations of laborers

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Giza, Egypt, must have had extensive workshops, residential areas and cemeteries to support an estimated 20,000 workers over 67 years during the construction of the pyramids. Two settlements are referred to in ancient texts, and evidence from excavations suggests that the northern one may have extended from the Khufu valley temple, while the southern one may have been located south of the Wall of the Crow, where remains of ancient bakeries has been found. The bakeries are attached to a larger building that may have been a food processing facility, perhaps connected to a large household.

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Dating the Pyramids: how tiny organic bits of the ancient gypsum mortar offer evidence of age as well as clues to the fabric of Egyptian life

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Researchers have used radiocarbon dating techniques to date limestone and gypsum used in the Pyramids of Giza during the Old Kingdom. Calibrated dates from recently tested samples tended to be 100 to 200 years older than dates deduced from the historical record.

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Parlours to pyramids

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Adela Breton, an early 20th century British artist who escaped the limited opportunities offered to women of the time by adventurous travel and by becoming a skilled copier of Maya reliefs, is profiled.

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