Egyptian Phyles in the Old Kingdom: The Evolution of a System of Social Organization
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University of Chicago Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures
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Independent contemporary documentation now ties Khufu's reign and organized labor directly to the pyramid project, so the attribution does not depend on Vyse's nineteenth-century cartouche discovery.
Challenges
Roth's study of Old Kingdom phyles includes work-crew evidence from the Khufu pyramid relieving chambers, placing the marks within a broader Egyptian labor-organization system.