"The pyramid field of Meroe was huge and crowded. It was in fact divided into the West Cemetery, the South Cemetery and the North Cemetery. Situated on the east bank of the Nile, the town of Meroë ...

Probably, if you’re like me, you would say Egypt. We would then both be wrong. The answer is Sudan. Sudan’s history is tied to the ancient history of Egypt. Additionally, there were times when the ...

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

Sudan boasts more more - though smaller - pyramids than Egypt, and after conflicts and crises, the country's new civilian transition government is seeking to grow the number of visitors to the ...

UNESCO is deeply concerned about recent reports of military activities on the Island of Meroe, in Sudan, whose archaeological sites are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The Organization ...

Pyramids are believed to be burial mounds for the rich and the elite in ancient Egypt. However, a study has now found that the pyramids in Egypt and Sudan might also hold the remains of the poor.