Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world's hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. Egypt isn't the only African country with ancient pyramids rising ...
Archaeologists excavating on the banks of the Nile have uncovered a necropolis where hundreds of small pyramids once stood Since a French explorer first described the cemetery at Meroe in the early ...
Desecrated by plunderers, threatened by floodwaters and largely overshadowed by their Egyptian counterparts, Sudan’s ancient archaeological sites may finally be poised to receive broader recognition.