In the conflict-ridden East African country of Sudan, the 2,000-year-old Meroe pyramids, under UNESCO protection, continue to ...

Despite these warnings, Sudan guards one of Africa's greatest archaeological secrets: a millennial legacy of pyramids that surpasses even that of Egypt. While Egypt is synonymous with pyramids ...

The tomb is part of the ancient site of Nuri which is spread across more than 170 acres in northern Sudan. These pyramids mark the burials of Kushite royals who are sometimes referred to as "black ...

Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its brutal civil war. "The militias are not far," said Khalid, referring to ...

Rising high in the sky in the modern-day nation of Sudan is a plethora of pyramids. They mark the site ... There are 41 tombs in Meroë’s north cemetery, 38 of which belong to monarchs who ...

archaeologists have identified the remains of more than 220 royal pyramids in Sudan. Excavations show that early in the Meroitic period (ca. 300 B.C.–A.D. 350), pyramids were built exclusively ...

The pyramids at the site are more than 2,300 years old The authorities in Sudan are trying to protect ... The area, 200km (125 miles) north-east of the capital, Khartoum, is home to hundreds ...

Every nation has its heroes, history and myths. In Sudan, the points of pride are literal. Our desert is home to more pyramids than any other country in the world. These pyramids were built by the ...

From Mesoamerica to North Africa, pyramids were apparently ... and became the first member of the kingdom to be commemorated with a pyramid at Sudan's ancient El-Kurru necropolis.

Every nation has its heroes, history and myths. In Sudan, the points of pride are literal. Our desert is home to more pyramids than any other country in the world. These pyramids were built by the ...