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[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

They didn't have modern medicine and a solid understanding of nutrition in ancient times? No way!

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They used the area as a cemetery for nearly a millennium, starting in the 6th century BCE, centuries before the construction of Egypt's pyramids.

Wasn’t the Great Pyramid built around the 27th century BCE?

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Yeah that is one turd of an "article".

[–] dessimbelackis@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

What the actual fuck? 6thC BCE is already after Romes founding, that’s a fucking hideous mistake

[–] Twinkletoes@lemm.ee 12 points 4 months ago (1 children)

All natural and unvaccinated just like god intended

[–] Crow_Thief@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago
[–] sunzu@kbin.run 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How is this different from today?

[–] JayTreeman@fedia.io 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Simultaneously, the slaves were well fed and the royals weren't. It really sounds like too many deserts

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I got a feeling this one is loaded and I don't want to touch it.

[–] JayTreeman@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm confused. I didn't mean anything by it. Have you not heard about the pyramid slaves being well fed?

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Have you not heard about the pyramid slaves being well fed?

I mean if they did manual labour they would have to be well fed as any slave doing manual labour. I fee like this statement is sus tho

[–] JayTreeman@fedia.io 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's a neat phenomenon in middle ages Europe where peasants often had more nutritious diets than royals. The explanation I've seen is that the peasants ate a varied diet, while the royals only ate the things they wanted. So the royals would often have bad teeth from sugar and a lack of chewing.

[–] sunzu@kbin.run 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] JayTreeman@fedia.io 2 points 4 months ago