Habitat in ancient Egypt

The habitat of the Egyptians of antiquity vary according to the social position.

The houses of the peasants are made walls of raw bricks structured with columns of dependant reeds. The bricks are manufactured with the mud collected on banks of the the Nile, the straw and water. These constructions in cob are compatible with the dry climate of the country.

The craftsmen also have houses out of raw bricks but on one or two levels. They are sometimes gathered in a village as with Deir el-Médineh.

The residences of notable are more luxurious and larger, with a stage. At the ground floor it has the parts intended for the provisioning there, the rooms of reception and stay; on the floor, rooms with their bathrooms, furnished in a refined way.

The royal palaces are in the middle of true cities with distinct residences for Pharaon and his family, a temple with a house of associated life, a barracks for the army. In these cities workmen, craftsmen, soldiers, tradesmen live. They are found with the Maison of beer.

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Habitat on Toutankharton.

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