In the scorched courtyard of Sudan's National Museum in Khartoum, a towering black granite statue of Kush Pharaoh Taharqa now stands alone, surrounded by shards of broken glass and shattered stone.

Nubia, Sudan and Sudanic Africa -- Hunters, fishers and gatherers (c. 10,000-5,000 bc) -- The neolithic : developing complexity and expanding worlds (c. 5000-3000 bc) -- Kerma and bronze age Kush -- ...