The pyramids of Meroë in Sudan, built of granite and sandstone. Shutterstock In the West, cultural narratives about civilization, erudition and technological advancement center around the Middle East ...

French archaeologists have exposed the remains of 35 small, eroded pyramids at the Sudanese site of Sedeinga, shown in this aerial view. The remainder of the site is mostly undug, and contains ...

Desecrated by plunderers, threatened by floodwaters and largely overshadowed by their Egyptian counterparts, Sudan’s ancient archaeological sites may finally be poised to receive broader recognition.

The Meroe pyramids in northeastern Sudan sit about1,650 feet from the banks of the Nile. Now, the site's royal bath is at risk of damage from record flooding. Ashraf Shazly / AFP via Getty Images Two ...

The ancient pyramids of Meroe have been standing for some 2,000 years, built by the rulers of the ancient Kushite Kingdom in the Nubian region of present-day northern Sudan. The over 200 ...

MEROE, Sudan (Reuters) - Portuguese architect Tania Monteiro and her husband are almost alone as they tour Sudan's pyramids, a world-class attraction long neglected by the world. "People are really, ...

Mostafa Ahmed Mostafa is the heir to a long line of groundskeepers who have guarded Sudan's ancient pyramids of Meroe. Now, three years into the war between the army and paramilitary forces, he stands ...

FILE PHOTO: Creeping desert sands surround the Royal Cemeteries of Meroe Pyramids in Begrawiya at River Nile State KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Record floods in Sudan have threatened sites housing the royal ...

Pyramids stand in the Meroe desert, at one of the archaeological sites of the so-called Island of Meroe on the eastern shore of the Nile River. (AFP pic) Mostafa Ahmed Mostafa is the heir to a long ...

The archaeological site of Sedeinga is located in Sudan, a hundred kilometers to the north of the third cataract of the Nile, on the river's western shore. Known especially for being home to the ruins ...