Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...

possibly derived from an ancient Egyptian word for gold, which was plentiful; and Kush, the kingdom that dominated the region between roughly 2500 B.C. and A.D. 300. In some religious traditions ...

Built by the ancient Kingdom of Kush, these overlooked monuments tell the story of a powerful African empire that rivaled its ...

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

The Island of Meroe is the heartland of the Kingdom of Kush, a major power in the ancient world from the 8th century BCE to the 4th century CE. Meroe became the principal residence of the rulers, and ...

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

These five archaeological sites, stretching over more than 60 km in the Nile valley, are testimony to the Napatan (900 to 270 BC) and Meroitic (270 BC to 350 AD) cultures, of the second kingdom of ...