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What are 'shabti' and why were they buried in tombs? (pt 4/5)
Deir El-Medina was a village built for the tomb builders. Around 70 3,000-year-old mud houses are preserved in the sand of the village. Jamie Theakston searches one of the houses but finds no evidence of 'shabti'.
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