As a follow-up to my last post, I would like to address the common misconception that Hebrew slaves built the pyramids in Egypt.
In 1990, a rider on horseback discovered mud-brick tombs adjacent to the Pyramids of Giza. After years of investigation, it was announced in 2010 that these humble tombs were the final resting place of the Egyptian workers who built the pyramids over 4000 years ago. The announcement did not receive much media coverage.
It was Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, who initially started the belief that Hebrew slaves built the pyramids of Egypt and this erroneous belief has remained widely held until today. Herodotus was not always right and, in fact, was often wrong in his assumptions.
http://news.discovery.com/history/ancient-egypt/pyramids-tombs-giza-egypt.htm
Further discoveries that have emerged over the years have revealed, that although it was not an easy life for the builders, they were treated with dignity, were well fed and received the best medical treatment available at the time.
If you would like to learn more about this fascinating time in human history, there is a wonderful 5 part documentary series entitled The Pyramid Code.
Dr. Carmen Boulter, former professor at the Graduate Division of Educational Research at the University of Calgary, shares her discoveries based on dozens of expeditions to Egypt and travels to more than 51 countries. It is available for free on YouTube, Hulu, and Documentary Heaven. This documentary challenges the beliefs held for many years as to who built the pyramids, why they were built, and how they were built.
And here is a fascinating link about obelisks.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/egypt/raising/world.html
Amazing Miss Grace 