War and accumulating sand threaten Sudan’s Meroe pyramids, in photos - ...

Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its brutal civil war. "Today Sudan is a country that's synonymous with conflict, ...

The ancient pyramids of Meroe have been standing for some 2,000 years, built by the rulers of the ancient Kushite Kingdom in the Nubian region of present-day northern Sudan. The over 200 ...

Sudan’s ongoing civil war is threatening the integrity of its ancient Meroë pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for ...

The pyramids of Meroe were once Sudan's most visited heritage site, but have stood largely abandoned for three years of war Sudanese archaeologist and site director Dr Mahmoud Soliman rarely gets the ...

Bones recovered from an ancient cemetery in northern Sudan are challenging a long-held assumption about who was entitled to ...

Archaeologists in Sudan have reopened an ancient pyramid and extracted bones and artefacts, in order to carry out further examination including DNA tests. The items were found in one of three burial ...

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 the ...

Mostafa Ahmed Mostafa is the heir to generations of groundskeepers in his family who have guarded Sudan’s pyramids of Meroe – Copyright AFP Attila KISBENEDEK ...