Were there less laborers available after the Giza pyramids? Of course s/laborers... | Hacker News

Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit

dylan604 on May 16, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Egypt's pyramids may have been built on a long-los...

Were there less laborers available after the Giza pyramids? Of course s/laborers/slaves/ would be implied. If the labor force was smaller later, would that contribute to less-sophisticated?

mkl on May 16, 2024 [–]

> Of course s/laborers/slaves/ would be implied.

Not if you want to be accurate: https://www.sciencefocus.com/science/were-the-egyptian-pyram..., https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/who-built-the-..., https://www.worldatlas.com/ancient-world/were-slaves-used-to...

Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact