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"Nowhere have archaeologists found signs of slavery or foreign workers." What does (or would) evidence of slavery look like?
by josefresco 6y ago
"Nowhere have archaeologists found signs of slavery or foreign workers."
What does (or would) evidence of slavery look like?
- spurgu 6y agoThey would've (probably) buried slaves differently than other workers.
- reaperducer 6y agoI'm not an Egyptologists, but it's my understanding that the graves of many of the laborers have been found. You could probably tell slave labor from other labor by their bones due to poor nutrition and harsh treatment. There are probably other ways.
- the_gipsy 6y agoConsider the nearest civilization with clear evidence of slavery: greeks, romans etc. One key difference is that their armies outnumbered their slave count. Egyptians on the other hand did not have any significant army. They were neither threatened by neighbors, nor did they need to control slaves.