Please note that I did not deny that the Ancient Egyptians, like virtually all ancient cultures, they, too, used slave labor.
That quick and easy AI states pretty much what I already wrote:
"While the popular image of the pyramids being built by slaves is a misconception, slavery did exist in Ancient Egypt. It was a complex system with different forms, including chattel slavery, bonded labor, and forced labor. The pyramids were actually built by paid laborers, not slaves. "
Just because I, like most Americans, strongly oppose the Netanyahu government's machinations, I've always been interested in Levantine Ancient History including Israel's.
I had intended to visit Israel, Egypt etc but the '73 War broke out while I was in Southern Lebanon.
While I think that Israel's technical advances in archeology are admirable, I regret that right wing elements have politicized the science and even gone so far as to destroy or discard any evidence of other ancient cultures.
Thanks,
"Israel Is Using Archeology To Erase Non-Jewish History"
Israel's claiming sovereignty based on archaeological finds isn't a reflection of Jerusalem's multi-cultural archaeological reality.
forward.com
EXCERPT "The fact that both sides engage in
archaeological warfare doesn’t mean the playing field is level.
Israel controls the Historic Basin and the quantity of ancient sites under its auspices give it the capacity to shape the historic city.
Moreover, archaeology in Israel has always been linked to the project of nation building. The historian Amos Elon once commented that Israeli
archaeologists do not only dig for knowledge and objects, but for a reassurance of their roots." CONTINUED