修建金字塔的人过得并不好,工人的骨架上有关节炎及各种疾病的痕迹。但有证据显示,那些巨大的陵墓并非奴隶所建,而是当权者花钱请工人建的,这些要么是有一技之长的工匠,要么是一些临时工。而且,似乎一些工人还对自己的手艺感到相当自豪。纪念碑旁有一些涂鸦,上面常有他们为工友起的令人啼笑皆非的绰号:“孟卡拉(译者注:Menkaure,又译门卡拉,古埃及第四王朝的法老,大约在公元前26世纪里在位18年左右。)的酒鬼”、“胡夫的好基友”。而“奴隶在鞭声中修建金字塔”这一观点最早是由希腊史学家希罗多德在公元前5世纪提出的,但很多史学家并不认同,觉得简直是一派胡言。尽管古埃及人不反对蓄养奴隶,但这些奴隶多在田间劳作,或在家中打杂。
8. King Tut may have been killed by a hippopotamus.
杀害图特王的凶手可能是河马
Surprisingly little is known about the life of the boy pharaoh Tutankhamen, but some historians believe they know how he died. Scans of the young kings body show that he was embalmed without his heart or his chest wall. This drastic departure from traditional Egyptian burial practice suggests that he may have suffered a horrific injury prior to his death. According to a handful of Egyptologists, one of the most likely causes for this wound would have been a bite from a hippopotamus. Evidence indicates that the Egyptians hunted the beasts for sport, and statues found in King Tuts tomb even depict him in the act of throwing a harpoon. If the boy pharaoh was indeed fond of stalking dangerous game, then his death might have been the result of a hunt gone wrong.
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