article_snippet: The dig of the ancient Egyptian worker’s village at Deir el-Medina is being led by Stanford archaeologist Anne Austin.
article_snippet: The dig of the ancient Egyptian worker’s village at Deir el-Medina was built for workmen who made the royal tombs during the New Kingdom (1550 to 1070 BC).
article_snippet: During this period, kings were buried in the Valley of kings in a series of rock-cut tombs.
article_snippet: The dig of the ancient Egyptian worker’s village at Deir el-Medina was purposely built close enough to the royal tomb to make sure sure workers making the king’s tomb 3,600 years ago could hike there on a weekly basis.
article_snippet: workmen who made the royal tombs during the New Kingdom (1550 to 1070 BC) were not what we normally picture when we think about the men who built and decorated ancient Egyptian royal tombs - workmen who made the royal tombs during the New Kingdom (1550 to 1070 BC) were highly skilled craftsmen,’ said Stanford archaeologist Anne Austin.
article_snippet: The workmen at Deir el-Medina were given a variety of amenities afforded only to those with the craftsmanship and knowledge necessary to work on something as important as the royal tomb.