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Egyptian pyramids at sunrise

The World’s Oldest Papyrus and What It Can Tell Us About the Great Pyramids

Source: Smithsonian

A recently discovered treasure trove of papyri tells us more about ancient Egyptian life and culture. Read what a travel journal found with the other papyri reveals about the lives of everyday workers during the time period when the Pyramids were built at Giza.

This entry was posted in What Tales Tell and tagged Culture & Society, Historic Figures, History on December 1, 2015 by Marianne Rafter.

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