Antiquities directors and curators share their personal stories of the chaos and looting that have devastated their lives and ...

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.

PORT SUDAN In the conflict-ridden East African country of Sudan, the 2,000-year-old Meroe pyramids, under UNESCO protection, continue to stand tall in the desert, surviving war and neglect while ...

South of Taharqa's pyramid complex in Nuri, northern Sudan, another smattering of pyramids make up the UNESCO heritage site Meroë. Built in 590 BC, the last capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, ...

In Sudan, the points of pride are literal. For decades, the racism of early archaeologists diminished the glory of ancient Nubia. Upon discovering the pyramid of Nubian Pharoah Taharqa, the father of ...

While they fight Sudan's army for control, the RSF have looted the homes of millions and sold off the ancient relics that once filled the museum. "We heard about the museum, so much was taken," says ...

Every nation has its heroes, history and myths. In Sudan, the points of pride are literal. Our desert is home to more pyramids than any other country in the world.

Although their ancient splendors disappeared from sight, archaeology is now revealing their glorious pasts. A rider on camelback surveys the steep-sided pyramids of Mero in Sudan.

Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its brutal civil war. "The militias are not far," said Khalid, referring to ...