Megalithic Portal: Latest from Sudan

Sesebi

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 08:45:12 GMT

]]>. Ancient Settlement in Sudan. New Kingdom settlement built from 1350 to 1334 BCE. Situated on Sai Island, 80km south of Amara, on the west bank of the Nile.

El-Kurru Pyramids

Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:16:35 GMT

]]>Searching for the lost royal city of Nubia in northern Sudan. Part of five Napatan archaeological sites, stretching over more than 60 km in the Nile valley, relating to the Napatan (900 to 270 BCE) and Meroitic (270 BCE to 350 CE) cultures, of the second kingdom of Kush in what is now Sudan.

Sedeinga

Tue, 26 Feb 2013 21:53:24 GMT

]]>Some nearby images from Flickr on this page which appear to show the pyramids. At least 35 small pyramids, along with graves, have been discovered clustered closely together at a site called Sedeinga in Sudan.

The deforestation of Central Africa: Man or climate?

Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:20:53 GMT

]]>The fragmentation of the Central African forest was result of drastic climate change, say researchers.. It is a much debated question: why did Central African forests become partially fragmented between 2,500 and 2,000 years ago, leaving room for more open forest landscapes and savannah?

Mero�

Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:33:49 GMT

]]>Very fragile ancient carving shows a stylishly plump African Princess. Ancient Town in Sudan. Ancient capital of the Napata/Mero� Kingdom dating from 900 BCE. This culture probably developed from the Egyptian XXVth dynasty (the Kushite Empire).

Soleb

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 10:57:28 GMT

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Wadi Abu Dom Rock Art

Wed, 18 May 2011 09:51:27 GMT

. Rock Art in Sudan. Mysterious Ancient Rock Carvings Found Near Nile. An archaeological team in the Bayuda Desert in northern Sudan has discovered dozens of new rock art drawings, some of which were etched more than 5,000 years ago and reveal scenes that scientists can't explain.

Prehistoric carvings and figurines found in NE Sudan

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 22:56:42 GMT

Polish archaeologists score another success - find of rock art near "fertility cult" mountain.. Rock engravings, ancient burial sites and several dozen terracotta figurines were discovered by a group of Polish archaeologists in the north-eastern part of Sudan by the Red Sea.

British Museum given Rock Gongs from the Sudan

Thu, 06 May 2010 22:21:45 GMT

See also the comment about the new lithophone being created in Cumbria. For over ten years the British Museum have been working with the Sudan Archaeological Research Society, surveying, recording and excavating the region surrounding the Fourth Cataract of the Nile in Sudan prior to the damming of the river. This would have led to the loss of historically important sites which included over 50 pieces of rock art and rock gongs dating to between 5000 BC � AD 1500. In recognition of this assistance 20 pieces have been donated to the British Museum.

Statue of Taharqa

Wed, 21 Apr 2010 11:49:55 GMT

Massive Taharqa statue discovered deep in Sudan, more southerly than of any other pharoah. Statue in Sudan. A massive one ton granite statue of the pharaoh Taharqa has been found in Dangeil, deep inside Sudan. Taharqa was a pharaoh of the 25th dynasty of Egypt. This was a period of Kushite rule, which means that Taharqa and his fellow rulers were from Nubia and drew their power-base from there.