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Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Weren't Only Reserved For The Rich, As These Skeletons Put A Twist In That
For a long time, archaeologists have thought that ancient Egyptian pyramids were reserved for the rich and elite. However, ...
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Sudan's forgotten pyramids
Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its brutal civil war. Meroë, a city on the banks of the Nile and once the ...
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The little-known African country that has twice as many pyramids as Egypt
But few people know there is a country that is home to more pyramids than any other nation in the world, including Egypt. Sudan has around 255 pyramids - more than twice as many as its neighbour ...
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Rival to Egypt, the Nubian kingdom of Kush exuded power and gold
Truncated and with steep sides, the pyramids left by the long line of Nubian kings populate the desert near the site of Meroë. Rising high in the sky in the modern-day nation of Sudan is a ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN9d
Lower-Class Workers May Have Been Buried in Ancient Egyptian Pyramids Alongside Elites
When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who ...
Ancient Egyptian pyramids weren't built for who we thought, study suggests
At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...
The Debrief10d
Who Was Entombed in the Pyramids? Surprising New Burial Discoveries Challenge Past Narratives
Researchers have located laborers beneath a pyramid in Tombos, Sudan, revealing burial was more inclusive in ancient Egypt ...
Hidden skeletons found in Egyptian pyramids reveal surprising historical twist: ‘Counters the traditional narrative’
Archaeologists have long theorised that Egyptian pyramid tombs were reserved for the elite. However, analysis of skeletons ...