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1.28.2008

Grim secrets of Pharaoh's city

By John Hayes-Fisher
BBC Timewatch

Skull found at Amarna (BBC)
Bones reveal the darker side to building Ancient Egypt


Evidence of the brutal lives endured by some ancient Egyptians to build the monuments of the Pharaohs has been uncovered by archaeologists.

Skeletal remains from a lost city in the middle of Egypt suggest many ordinary people died in their teenage years and lived a punishing lifestyle.

Many suffered from spinal injuries, poor nutrition and stunted growth.

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