causal hypothesis · hyp_egyfull_pyramid_projects_administrative_integration
Pyramid projects as administrative and provisioning integration
Large Old Kingdom pyramid projects strengthened networks of labour mobilization, provisioning, craft and administration extending beyond the monument site.
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Research assessment
statement
Large Old Kingdom pyramid projects strengthened networks of labour mobilization, provisioning, craft and administration extending beyond the monument site.mechanisms
- Crew mobilization and rotation
- Food and craft provisioning
- Harbour, Nile and desert logistics
- Institutional accounting
chronology test
Settlement and administrative evidence should align with specific project phases and reigns.geography test
Supply and transport evidence should connect Giza to regional estates, ports and crews.important caveat
The model does not quantify coercion or prove that all state administration was created by pyramid building.Research description
The model does not quantify coercion or prove that all state administration was created by pyramid building.
Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · supports mechanism
Neighborhood to National Network: Pyramid Settlements of Giza — Mark Lehner (2019)Supports labour and provisioning integration.
Locator: Giza settlement and national network - supports · supports geographic test
The Harbor of Khufu on the Red Sea Coast at Wadi al-Jarf, Egypt — Pierre Tallet, Gregory Marouard (2014)Supports long-distance logistics.
Locator: Wadi al-Jarf crews and papyri
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