Skeletal analysis in Tombos tombs finds hardworking individuals buried among the elite
Skeletal analysis at Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial settlement in Nubia, reveals a more complex labor and social ...
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Lower-Class Workers May Have Been Buried in Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Alongside Elites
When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who ...
Ancient Egyptian pyramids weren't built for who we thought, study suggests
At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...
Pyramids of Sudan were built by Egyptians, but are vastly different from the ones in Giza
Several parts of Sudan were under the control of ancient Egyptians at one time and Tombos was established as an Egyptian ...
Commoners alongside pharaohs: Ancient Nubian site reveals unique evidence
Tombos became an important center after the Egyptian conquest of Nubia around 1500 BCE, during the reign of Thutmose I, who ...
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Surprising skeletons prompt a radical rethink of Egyptian pyramids
For years, Egyptologists have assumed pyramid tombs were just for the rich – but the burials at a site called Tombos don’t ...
Unexpected Discoveries in Egyptian Pyramids: The Skeletons That Challenge Historical Narratives
Recent archaeological discoveries at the ancient site of Tombos in northern Sudan have unveiled skeletons that defy long-held beliefs about pyramid burials. Traditionally, it has been assumed that ...
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Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Weren't Only Reserved For The Rich, As These Skeletons Put A Twist In That
For a long time, archaeologists have thought that ancient Egyptian pyramids were reserved for the rich and elite. However, ...
New Finding Challenges Long-Held Beliefs About Egyptian Pyramids
The startling discovery upends a “long-standing assumption in the field of Egyptology.” A recent study revealed new ...