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 ...

According to a recent study published in the Journal of Anthropological Archaeology, Tombos’ pyramids may have served as the final resting place for low-status workers alongside elites. “We can no ...

A HIDDEN pyramid buried for 2,200 years has been unearthed alongside hoards of treasure. Archaeologists made the shocking ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Instead, they were 'low-status' workers who lived 'physically demanding' lives, but were also laid to rest in pyramids along with ... the elite were exclusively buried in monumental tombs ...