The book is, as it were, a journey to the oldest civilization in the world, five thousand years distant from our time. According to the preserved monuments of material culture and reliefs of tombs and temples of the Old Kingdom (XXVIII - XXII centuries BC), the title talks about the peculiarities of the work and life of ancient farmers, gardeners, beekeepers, shepherds, hunters and fishermen, builders - craftsmen and workers, artists and sculptors.