in 1998 archeologists talena powell in Grutter was clearing a section of land
Grutter was clearing a section of land
Grutter was clearing a section of land that had previously not been excavated
that had previously not been excavated
that had previously not been excavated she came across the foundations of some
she came across the foundations of some
she came across the foundations of some small stone house there on a fragment of
small stone house there on a fragment of
small stone house there on a fragment of limestone
limestone
limestone she found a sketch drawn by one of the
she found a sketch drawn by one of the
she found a sketch drawn by one of the ancient tomb builders a snapshot of life
ancient tomb builders a snapshot of life
ancient tomb builders a snapshot of life and work in the valley
and work in the valley
and work in the valley it shows the entrance of the tomb and it
it shows the entrance of the tomb and it
it shows the entrance of the tomb and it shows the architectural features like a
shows the architectural features like a
shows the architectural features like a door and walls and inside our person
door and walls and inside our person
door and walls and inside our person sitting on the scaffold and hammering on
sitting on the scaffold and hammering on
sitting on the scaffold and hammering on the wall with the chisel and the hammer
and the two are sitting and the other
and the two are sitting and the other persons are carrying the debris the
persons are carrying the debris the
persons are carrying the debris the stones the dust out under them it is
stones the dust out under them it is
stones the dust out under them it is exactly something that we do now when we
exactly something that we do now when we
exactly something that we do now when we restore or work in the tombs the
restore or work in the tombs the
restore or work in the tombs the fragment helped identify the huts as
fragment helped identify the huts as
fragment helped identify the huts as houses for the men who worked on the
houses for the men who worked on the
houses for the men who worked on the tombs
tombs
tombs other similar sketches have been found
other similar sketches have been found
other similar sketches have been found in the area some show architects plans
in the area some show architects plans
in the area some show architects plans for the toons summer dry runs for their
for the toons summer dry runs for their
for the toons summer dry runs for their decoration others relate to everyday
decoration others relate to everyday
decoration others relate to everyday life the limestone flakes were also used
life the limestone flakes were also used
life the limestone flakes were also used as makeshift notepads they reveal a
as makeshift notepads they reveal a
as makeshift notepads they reveal a highly organized set up with a scribe
highly organized set up with a scribe
highly organized set up with a scribe keeping detailed records of supplies
keeping detailed records of supplies
keeping detailed records of supplies arriving on site and the progress made
arriving on site and the progress made
arriving on site and the progress made each day they even had a method of
each day they even had a method of
each day they even had a method of timekeeping we know that the ancient
timekeeping we know that the ancient
timekeeping we know that the ancient workmen worked in two gangs left gang
workmen worked in two gangs left gang
workmen worked in two gangs left gang and a right gang digging and then
and a right gang digging and then
and a right gang digging and then carrying the broken stone at the doorway
carrying the broken stone at the doorway
carrying the broken stone at the doorway they lit their work with small bowls
they lit their work with small bowls
they lit their work with small bowls filled with oil in which they would
filled with oil in which they would
filled with oil in which they would float a tightly wrapped linen wick and
float a tightly wrapped linen wick and
float a tightly wrapped linen wick and the wick would be cut to a certain
the wick would be cut to a certain
the wick would be cut to a certain length so that as the day progressed and
length so that as the day progressed and
length so that as the day progressed and the wick burned down when it stopped it
the wick burned down when it stopped it
the wick burned down when it stopped it was time for lunch after lunch a new
was time for lunch after lunch a new
was time for lunch after lunch a new wick more oil and after it burned down
wick more oil and after it burned down
wick more oil and after it burned down it was time to go home the scribe also
it was time to go home the scribe also
it was time to go home the scribe also kept an attendance record
many many times we have a complete
many many times we have a complete workman’s list on these flakes and there
workman’s list on these flakes and there
workman’s list on these flakes and there is a list of names and it is written one
is a list of names and it is written one
is a list of names and it is written one was absent because his mother was ill
was absent because his mother was ill
was absent because his mother was ill the other one was absent because he had
the other one was absent because he had
the other one was absent because he had to go in the feast or third one had to
to go in the feast or third one had to
to go in the feast or third one had to go with the Furman Foreman to work
go with the Furman Foreman to work
go with the Furman Foreman to work somewhere else it’s not only possible to
somewhere else it’s not only possible to
somewhere else it’s not only possible to see how these men were there are also
see how these men were there are also
see how these men were there are also enough clues to create a detailed view
enough clues to create a detailed view
enough clues to create a detailed view of their homelands
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