Ongoing excavations at Sedeinga, a 2,000-year-old necropolis in northern Sudan, have uncovered the remains of at least 35 densely-clustered pyramid burials – and an inscription asking the gods to ‘take care of Granny’. Identified by the French Archaeological Mission, the pyramids were built as part of a burial ground probably containing several hundred monuments, during [...]
Sudan: Amara West
What was life like under the shadow of the pharaohs? The realities of life and death under Egypt’s rule
Beyond the grave: cemeteries at Amara West
Michaela Binder discovers what the dead can tell us about living.
Dangeil, Sudan
Excavations at the Late Kushite city of Dangeil in Sudan reveal a temple of Amun, and a massive bread-making facility
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