ABSTRACT

In Rosalie David's hands, the Egyptian builders of the pyramids are revealed as simple people, leading ordinary lives while they are engaged on building the great tomb for a Pharoah. This is an engrossing detective story, bringing to the general reader a fascinating picture of a special community that lived in Egypt and built one of the pyramids, some four thousand years ago.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

PART I THE BACKGROUND

chapter 1|27 pages

The Geography and Historical Background

chapter 2|16 pages

The Lahun Pyramid

chapter 3|43 pages

The Towns of the Royal Workmen

part |2 pages

PART II THE TOWN OF KAHUN

chapter 4|13 pages

The Site and its Excavation

chapter 6|33 pages

Everyday life at Kahun

chapter |24 pages

PLATES

chapter 7|20 pages

The Foreign Population at Kahun

chapter 8|8 pages

Last Years at Kahun

chapter |4 pages

PART III THE INVESTIGATION

chapter 9|8 pages

Analysis of Egyptian Pottery

chapter 10|11 pages

The Chemical Analysis of the Kahun Metals

chapter 11|22 pages

Kahun: The Textile Evidence

chapter |3 pages

Conclusion

chapter |3 pages

Bibliography