# The pyramid was built by slave labour under compulsion, as Herodotus implied.

> Disputed: The pyramid was built by slave labour under compulsion, as Herodotus implied.

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# The pyramid was built by slave labour under compulsion, as Herodotus implied.

The pyramid was built by slave labour under compulsion, as Herodotus implied.

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## Where it stands

**Disputed** None pieces of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Mass graves, no titles, no grave goods, no medical care.

## What would rule it out

- Workers buried with titles, grave goods and healed injuries, and rations recorded.

## Evidence none for · 1 against

[The workers' cemetery shows formal tombs, titles and healed fractures.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/great-pyramid/evidence/EVD0CSMP0W0057S/the-workers-cemetery-shows-formal-tombs-titles-and-healed)

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## The questions it answers

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The pyramid was built by slave labour under compulsion, as Herodotus implied. [Answer ANS0CSMP0M61JC6]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CSMP0M61JC6
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