The pyramids were among
the most frequently discussed topics in Britain in the past hours, amid
controversy over who built them.
This coincided with the
removal of the statue of British slave merchant Edward Coulston, in the second
day of protests condemning racism in the United Kingdom, after the death of an
African American, George Floyd, by a white policeman in Minneapolis.
Colston is credited with
participating in moving more than 80,000 people from Africa to the New World,
where the Americas are, when he was a member of the Royal African Company
during the seventeenth century.
Some have called for the
destruction of the Egyptian pyramids of Giza, claiming that they were also
built through the exploitation of slaves or slaves.
The controversy
surrounding the pyramids prompted Twitter to pick news published in the British
media about 10 years ago, to show it to its users when they search for the
truth about building the pyramids with Obaid's arms.
This news was a cover for
what the Egyptian government announced, on January 11, 2010, the archaeological
excavation of tombs of people who worked on building the pyramids, more than 4
thousand years old.
At that time,
archaeologists considered that the revelation supported the evidence that the
slaves did not build the ancient antiquities. At that time, the tombs were said
to be built of mud at the time of the Fourth Pharaonic Dynasty. It was
perfectly preserved, with beer and bread containers for the next life.
Meanwhile, Zahi Hawass,
head of the Egyptian Tomb Excavation Team, said the discoveries showed that the
pyramid builders were free workers who were paid workers, not slaves.
Hawass added, in a
statement: "These tombs were built next to the pyramid of the king, which
indicates that these people were not slaves in any way." He explained:
"If they were slaves, they would not be able to build their graves beside
the tombs of their king."