The Meroë pyramids of Sudan are the last remaining structures of the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Kush. Discover its oft-forgotten history here.

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 ...

The pyramids at Meroë are the last remaining structures of a trading city that stood at the capital of the Kingdom of Kush. Discover its history here.

THE PYRAMIDS OF MEROE AND THE CANDACES OF ETHIOPIA.—A new chapter in the history of Egypt has been disclosed by the work of the Harvard-Boston Expedition in the Sudan, of which a summary is ...

Meroë (pronounced muh-ROY) Park is the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the Smithsonian. She oversees most of the Smithsonian’s day-to-day activities across its museums, research ...

Explore the Great City of Meroe, third and last capital of the Ancient Kingdom of Kush. In the middle of the fourth century, Axumite armies forged their way inland along the Nile Valley, invading ...

Meet the woman who made Polaroid into a cultural icon. Meroë Marston Morse, an art history undergraduate, led and transformed the camera company into a brand beloved by photographers to this day.

A 2,000-year-old relief carved with an image of what appears to be a, stylishly overweight, princess has been discovered in an "extremely fragile" palace in the ancient city of Meroë, in Sudan ...

The Meroë pyramids of Sudan are the last remaining structures of the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Kush. Discover its oft-forgotten history here.

Since a French explorer first described the cemetery at Meroe in the early nineteenth century, archaeologists have identified the remains of more than 220 royal pyramids in Sudan.

THE ruins of the Meroë were noticed so long ago as 1772 by the famous traveller James Bruce; but his identification was not generally accepted, and it was not until three years ago that Prof ...