The Limestone Hunger

The Limestone Hunger investigates sweat, provisions, transport, and authority in the Fourth Dynasty pyramid-building economy. Starting with the logbooks of the inspector Merer, it follows the practical work behind royal monuments: quarrying and moving stone, organizing labor, supplying food, managing waterways, and sustaining the living workers who built for a dead king. The narrative separates contemporary evidence from later comparisons and attributed ancient allegations. It does not invent eyewitnesses, dialogue, or casualty totals...