which took place in 1157 BCE in the Ancient Egyptian artisan’s village of Deir el-Medina. Left: Brooklyn Museum workers picketing in September 2023 (photo Elaine Velie/Hyperallergic); right ...

Ancient Egyptian scribes worked in cramped and hunched ... And — much like today's office workers — the scribes hunched over ...

With thanks to the Fitzwilliam Museum. Students could play a game of pairs to match an Egyptian workers tool to its purpose. Each time a pair is made, an explanation for the pairing could be given.

The late Aly el Gasab, one of Egypt's foremost specialists in moving heavy statues, brought his vast experience to the project and motivated the hundreds of Egyptian workers who struggled to ...