The Pile Found in a Sealed Cave on the Red Sea Coast in 2013

In 2013, archaeologists unsealed a cave beside the Red Sea — and found something no one expected. Not gold. Not a royal tomb. A diary. Written 4,500 years ago by a man named Merer, a foreman who helped build the Great Pyramid of Khufu. Merer was not a pharaoh. He was not a priest. He was a working man, responsible for transporting limestone blocks across the Nile from the quarry at Tura to the construction site at Giza. Every day, he loaded his boats, checked the wind, crossed the river, and wrote it all down. His diary is among the oldest inscribed papyri ever found. And it changed what we thought we knew about who built the pyramids — and how. CHAPTERS 0:00 The Discovery 0:55 The Story Begins 5:30 Egypt in 2560 BC 13:30 Merer's Diary 19:30 The Vizier's Name 24:30 Merer's Morning 30:00 What the Diary Changed 31:30 Closing This video was produced with AI-assisted narration and visuals, based on real historical sources. More history stories on Dede Whispers: untold history, historical mysteries and true stories, told as calm, visual history documentaries. Subscribe, and let's uncover the next one together. #history #historydocumentary #AncientEgypt