Pyramids were not built by slaves? Expert: The pay for building the pyramids is very high

The Egyptian pyramids are not only the pride and representative of the Egyptian people, but also an insurmountable miracle in the hearts of people all over the world. As archaeologists dig deeper and deeper, the story of the pyramids and the pharaohs of ancient Egypt is becoming clearer. Although there are still many mysteries that are difficult to solve, the truth is expected to be revealed in the future.

During the ancient Egyptian period when the pharaohs ruled, the pharaohs began to build their tombs when they ascended the throne, and the pyramids were their tombs. As early as when later generations first explored the pyramids, they wondered who built them and how they were built. There were no machines in those days, and it could only be built bit by bit with a lot of manpower. Not only that, every brick and stone on the pyramid is carefully calculated, of which 2.5 tons of stones, at least 3 million are needed to build the pyramid.

According to legend, it took 30 years and hundreds of thousands of people to build the Pyramid of Khufu. Such a labor-intensive building is something that every pharaoh would do. Because in the eyes of the ancient Egyptians, death is not to end life, but to become a fairy and go to a more beautiful place to live. And if the body of the dead pharaoh is well preserved, the pharaoh can return to the world and continue to use his body. Therefore, when the pharaoh died, specialized craftsmen would start to prepare materials and start mummifying the pharaoh's body. After the mummy was made, it would be placed in the coffin, and the body would be transported by a vehicle called a "solar boat". sent to the pyramid.

Therefore, from building the pyramids to making mummies for the remains of the pharaohs, it can be said that every step was made under strict supervision. Even today, building the pyramids is not an easy task, let alone thousands of years ago. Ancient Egyptian people living in the Sahara desert. It is already in a desert area, and it is extremely difficult to survive. Without vegetation coverage, the water source cannot be fully guaranteed. And only one Nile River can solve the water problem, and local crops and food are also very limited. Is it really just a tomb of the pharaohs that takes so much trouble to build the pyramids?

In Egyptian legends, the place where the living live is the human world, and when they die, they will go to a place called the underworld. So "death" is not the end for the ancient Egyptian people, but a new continuation. It is said that when the construction of the pyramids was not started a long time ago, the Pharaoh was buried in the ground like other commoners and nobles after his death. However, according to myths and legends, the ancient Egyptians believed that the Pharaoh should not be buried in the ground after his death, and his soul should go to the sky. , So just like the ancient Babylonians built the tower of Babel, people built a huge pyramid, hoping that the pharaoh could go to the sky faster and enjoy the blessings. There is no shortage of buildings like pyramids in the world. For example, the Mayan civilization in the American rainforest also has pyramids, but the Mayan pyramids are square at the top and bottom, while the Egyptian pyramids are a standard triangular prism with a pointed top. .

It is said that this construction is also due to the sun god "Ra" in ancient Egyptian mythology. The ancient Egyptians believed that the light emitted by "Ra" was radiant. We know that light is radial, infinitely magnified by a point. The triangular prism used in the pyramid just imitates the characteristics of light. From the west of the pyramid, the cross-section of the entire pyramid is like "La" casting light on the land of Egypt.

What shocks and puzzles scholars even more is the Pyramid of Khufu. It is the tallest and largest of all pyramids at present. It is surrounded by two other pyramids that are relatively much smaller. In order of size, they are his son and grandson. Some people found that as long as the height of Khufu's Pyramid is multiplied by one billion, the distance between the earth and the sun is obtained, and the perimeter of the bottom of Khufu's Pyramid is divided by the height and multiplied by 2, which is a coincidence. ? Or were these astronomical numbers already mastered by the ancient Egyptians during the reign of Khufu? But there is no definite answer yet.

Among all the unsolved mysteries of the pyramids, what people want to know most is how and who built the pyramids. Someone once did a test and inserted a sharp blade into the outer wall of the pyramid, and found that it could not be inserted, and even the business cards made of paper that we often use can hardly be inserted through the gap of the outer wall of the pyramid. So some people think that this is because aliens helped the ancient Egyptians, using their advanced technology and tools to transport and build the pyramids, otherwise how can the pyramids be so fine that they can't even fit a small card.

According to legend, there was a pharaoh named Tutankhamun in ancient Egypt. Although he did not do any great feats, he died suddenly at the age of 19. But this pharaoh is almost a household name in the West, and he is also one of the most famous among all the pharaohs. The reason is that his pyramids have not been destroyed by tomb robbers for more than 3,000 years. Many people say that there is "Tutankhamun's Curse", so everyone dared not steal.

It is said that Tutankhamun's pyramid is engraved with a string of words that have not been translated yet, and the members of the expedition who first entered Tutankhamun's pyramid died violently without exception, so everyone was afraid, which also led to Tutanka The Pyramid of Mongolia became the only pyramid in ancient Egypt that was not destroyed by tomb robbers. As for the curse, people naturally think of aliens. If aliens placed an ancient and mysterious disease D in Tutankhamun's pyramid, the people who came into contact with them would die immediately. It makes sense, but there is still no scientific basis for it.

Someone jumped out and said that you can't attribute everything to aliens just because of your ignorance. You must know that ancient Egypt was a slave society, so it is very likely that the pyramids were built by slaves, and it was very common to drive slaves to build pyramids at that time. Ancient Babylon had relevant laws and regulations. If a citizen had a dispute with another citizen, he had to "an eye for an eye for a tooth". If a slave was killed, he only needed to pay a fine of a few dollars, without the slightest punishment.

Haruki Murakami also once said that the so-called civilization is ancient Greece and ancient Rome during the slavery period. Citizens and nobles were sunbathing and indulging in the study of philosophy and mathematics, while slaves were responsible for all the dirty work, and there was a slight mishap or mistake. If the master is in a bad mood, he may be killed. This shows how pitiful the slaves were during slavery. Is it really possible that the pyramids were built by slaves?

In recent years, archaeologists have made new discoveries. They have unearthed a series of settlements of varying sizes near the pyramids, basically confirming that this is where the people who built the pyramids lived at that time. Some people say this is not normal? If you live very far away from the pyramids, it will take a lot of time and energy just to get to the pyramids, and there will be no time to build the pyramids. But archaeologists feel that it may not have been built by slaves, because in the settlements discovered, a large number of cattle and sheep bones have been excavated, and the tombs of these artisans have also been excavated around the pyramids. According to the statistics of experts, these craftsmen can get fifty or sixty cattle and sheep as food every day. In the desert where food is scarce, it can be said that it is comparable to the treatment of the pharaohs. Not only that, these craftsmen did not work for the Pharaoh for free. In addition to food, they could also get a decent salary, and they were allowed to be buried at the foot of the pyramid after death, and the soul ascended to heaven with the Pharaoh. Pyramids were not built by slaves? Experts say: The pay for building the pyramids is very high.

Of course, some people refute that it was built by slaves, because although the treatment is very high, building the pyramids is not an easy task, and it is extremely dangerous. These pyramid builders who have been found have serious spinal problems due to overwork for many years. , the average age is basically between 30-50 years old. Even if the wages were high, it is likely that not many people would be willing to work for the pharaoh, only slaves who were not treated as human beings could do it. But in this case, the treatment of fifty or sixty cattle and sheep is too high, and it is absolutely impossible for these slave owners to waste these expensive food to feed their slaves.

In fact, if I want to say that the old man is more likely to hire special craftsmen, there have been many talented and skilled craftsmen since ancient times. For example, in ancient China, aristocrats hired special craftsmen to build mausoleums for themselves, especially the mausoleum of Qin Shi Huang. Legend has it that Qin Shihuang, for his own mausoleum, began to send people to build it for him when he first ascended the throne and did not unite the six kingdoms. It means "underground palace", which means underground palace.

In addition, Qin Shihuang was afraid that his tomb would be damaged by tomb robbers. He specially ordered these craftsmen to build a mausoleum like a secret room. They could only get in but couldn't get out. These craftsmen did not escape. After the mausoleum was built , these craftsmen can only wait quietly for their own death. The craftsmen of the pyramid were more fortunate than the craftsmen of Qin Shi Huang's mausoleum. Not only did they not suffocate in the pyramid, but they obtained the permission of the pharaoh to be buried at the feet of the pharaoh. So it is very likely that the pyramids were built by craftsmen, not slaves. Who built the pyramids? The living group next to it and the bones of cattle and sheep indicate that they are not slaves.