Amazingly, Sudan has twice as many pyramids as Egypt — but why? Who built the Sudan pyramids? Did the Egyptians influence the ...

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 ...

For a long time, archaeologists have thought that ancient Egyptian pyramids were reserved for the rich and elite. However, some […] ...

Since Khartoum’s recapture from paramilitary groups, curators have learned that the damage left behind is worse than anyone thought ...

Sudan’s pyramids are the legacy of the Kingdom of Kush, an ancient superpower that flourished between 800 BCE and 350 CE in ...

The exhibition halls of Sudan's biggest museum were once filled with statues and relics from centuries of ancient ...

Matt Stirn I first learned of Sudan’s extraordinary pyramids as a boy ... Greece and Rome—but never that of ancient Nubia, the region surrounding the Nile River between Aswan in southern ...

When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who ...

Sudan has more pyramids than Egypt, as its tourism ministry is always keen to point out, and in the ancient royal burial site of Nuri many Nubian pharaohs were laid to rest. There's only one ...

The pyramids of ancient Egypt and Sudan may not have been just for the ... In ancient times, this area was known as Nubia or Kush. Following the Egyptians' takeover of the region around 1400 ...

“Pyramid schemes” aren’t just for the wealthy. Archaeologists have long theorized that Egyptian pyramid tombs were reserved for the elite. However, analysis of skeletons belonging to ...

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 ...