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

At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...

For centuries, scientists believed that only the elite were buried in pyramids. But a surprising recent discovery of ancient skeletons has thrown that idea into question. In a new study, researchers ...

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 ...

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 ...