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.

This pyramid included a large chapel courtyard and was decorated with funerary cones – small cones made from clay used as ... around 80 pyramids were built within the Kingdom of Kush, ...

Yes, you heard it right! The ancient Kingdom of Kush built more than twice as many pyramids as Egypt and they are located in Sudan’s vast deserts. Sudan’s pyramids represents the legacy of a ...

One of National Geographic's writers describes her experience scuba diving underneath a pyramid—and how its contents could fundamentally change what we understand about ancient Egypt’s 25th ...

The lack of income is coupled with the fear that the conflict will spread to their home village adjacent to the pyramids. Just 124 miles away in the war-torn capital Khartoum, the National Museum ...

While pyramids are synonymous with Ancient Egypt, the world's largest collection of pyramids belongs to another, less visited country. By Emily Wright , World News Reporter 10:52, Mon, Dec 23 ...

When thinking of pyramids, the collective imagination immediately runs to Egypt and the majestic structures of Giza.However, it is Sudan, Egypt’s southern neighbor, that holds the record for the ...

Kush, a "central player in the ancient world", was known for its distinctive pyramids at Meroë. But by 300AD the Kush empire was "in decline", said The Independent .

Kush, a "central player in the ancient world", was known for its distinctive pyramids at Meroë. But by 300AD the Kush empire was "in decline", said The Independent .

The sole caretaker of the pyramids at Meroë, a former capital of the ancient Kingdom of Kush, is the only person standing between some of Sudan’s greatest art treasures and rampaging armies ...