Stepping up to the table, the tourist squinted to make out what lay underneath the dusty glass top. “ANCIENT EGYPTIAN GAME, ...

Meroe, Copan, Hagar Qim, and Altamira showcase ancient pyramids, megalithic temples, and prehistoric art that reflect the ...

Before the emergence of the Kerma Culture in the Bronze Age, the Pre-Kerma Culture thrived between 3700 and 3250 BCE, marked by unique burial practices including the Speos, a temple or tomb carved ...

Sudan, home to the ancient Kush kingdom, has more pyramids than Egypt—over 200 in Meroë alone. Unlike Egyptian pyramids, Nubian ones are steeper, smaller, and made of red sandstone.

Put another way, the pyramids weren't just for the rich; lower-class laborers were buried alongside the elite, the study authors proposed.

Nubian pyramids in the Sudan. “If these hard-working individuals are indeed of lower socioeconomic status, this counters the traditional narrative that the elite were exclusively buried in ...

Jerusalem Post Archaeology Archaeology Around the World How Rome built a 37-meter-high, Nubian-style pyramid in 15 BCE The design of the tomb was inspired by the pyramids of Egypt, reflecting the ...

Our desert is home to more pyramids than any other country in the world. These pyramids were built by the rulers of the Nubian civilisation, ancient Egypt's rival, in the Upper Nile Valley.

Our desert is home to more pyramids than any other country in the world. These pyramids were built by the rulers of the Nubian civilisation, ancient Egypt's rival, in the Upper Nile Valley.

So, while Egypt’s pyramids receive millions of visitors every year - over 14.7 million in 2023 - Nubian pyramids have been overlooked and neglected, receiving just 15,000 tourists per year.

From the Nubian pyramids in Sudan to the circular ones in Algeria, these structures tell stories of power, culture, and engineering brilliance. Here are five African countries with the most pyramids.

The Nubians built these pyramids to help defend themselves against a high priest and are located in the north of Sudan also known as Nubia. Nubian pyramids were constructed at three Sudanese sites ...