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[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Not necessarily. Most people would have been nominally free, and most economic activity would have come from them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Did they put the blocks into place with their economic activity?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

... yes, labor is generally a pretty key piece of economic activity. There's extensive archeological evidence about the processes of Ancient Egyptian economics, including discussions of obligation, payment, negotiation, etc.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

No, the workers literally put them into place but the economic activity around them provided the food and drink and whatnot to the labourers.