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The fiery sun beats down on a yellow land. You are in the desert. It is hot, it is dry, it is dusty. Sitting on a mat made from papyrus

reeds, you cross your legs and lay a wooden board across your lap. You unfurl a papyrus

scroll across the wood, and then dip your pen into a pottle of ink and begin to write.

As you write, you look up at the cloud of dust which swirls across the area.

Through that dust you can see a marvellous sight.

Hundreds of men, their limbs stretching and straining, are hauling massive stones across

the desert floor. With ropes, sleds and water,

they move great slabs, bringing them up from a quarry nearby. These stones are not as large as

those used by future generations, but still they are impressive. As you watch, the men struggle

with their loads.

Turning back to your papyrus, you smile. The work is proceeding smoothly, and the construction

site is coming together. As you copy down notes and measurements, the men begin to haul

their stones up ramps against the side of a vast and growing structure.

All across the plateau, labourers are putting together the world's first pyramid.

It is the beginning of a great age.

Hello and welcome back to the History of Egypt podcast. Episode 4, the Sacred Ones.

Today we begin the legendary Pyramid Age, the centuries-long period in which Egyptians worked tirelessly to construct their most famous

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