When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who performed hard labor ...

Recent discoveries in Tombos, Sudan, challenge the belief that only elites were buried in Egyptian pyramids. Skeletons showing signs of physical labor suggest lower-status workers were interred ...

Tombos’ pyramids may have served as the final resting place for low-status workers alongside elites. “We can no longer assume that individuals buried in grandiose [pyramid] tombs are the elite ...

Although the work focused only on Sudan, Schrader said it's possible that elite and non-elite individuals were also buried together in pyramid tombs in Egypt, although more research needs to be ...

A HIDDEN pyramid buried for 2,200 years has been unearthed ... “I'm proud of the dedicated work by the Israel Antiquities Authority staff, who, alongside hundreds of enthusiastic volunteers ...

Individuals buried in pyramid tombs included both elite officials ... possibly as household staff or workers attached to elite families. Flexed burials associated with Nubian traditions exhibited ...

The skeletons resting within one of the pyramids suggest that commoners were buried alongside pharaohs ... for lower-status but highly qualified workers. Some of the skeletons showed signs of ...

They said: "This is yet another testament to the historical and cultural wealth buried in our land's soil. "The pyramid structure ... “I'm proud of the dedicated work by the Israel Antiquities ...

The researchers posit that the skeletons belong to “low-status” workers and tradesmen who were buried alongside their society’s most powerful leaders. “Pyramid tombs, once thought to be ...

and even left graffiti behind bragging about how awesome their work crew was compared to the others. This evidence also helps us cross "aliens" off the list of potential pyramid-makers.