Egypt
- Colloquium Overview: Recent Archaeological Fieldwork In Sudan
Egyptological (Dr Patricia Spencer) The 2012 all-day colloquium of the Sudan Archaeological Research Society (http://www.sudarchrs.org.uk/) was held in the Stevenson Auditorium of the British Museum on Monday 14 May. This annual event concentrates on...
- Local Archaeologists Unearth City In Sudan
The Prague Post In the world of archaeology, Sudan is a goldmine. The country contains some of history's oldest archaeological sites and has been a prime target for archaeologists since the mid-19th century. Czech archaeologists have been the key...
- Archaeologists Warn Of Climate Threat
Yahoo! News Mummies decaying in Siberia, pyramids vanishing under the sand in Sudan, Maya temples collapsing: climate change risks destroying countless treasures from our shared past, archaeologists warn. . . . Sand is one of the worst enemies of archaeological...
- Sudan's Land Of 'black Pharaohs' A Trove For Archaeologists
expatica.com There is not a tourist in sight as the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient Egypt. "There is a magic beauty about these sites that is heightened...
- Travel: Poor Image Robs Sudan Of Tourism Windfall
The National (Matt Brown) MEROE, SUDAN // A dozen 2,000-year-old pyramids rise out of the orange sand like a jagged row of teeth. In the soft sandstone bricks of these ancient tombs, the Nubian people carved pictures of the God Amun with the body of a...
Egypt
Ancient Sudan
http://tinyurl.com/kox3y (The East African)
"During the past two decades, Sudan has earned notoriety for the 21-year war between the north and the south. But Sudan is also a leading archive of unexplored human history and civilisation rivalling that of ancient Egypt. Indeed, archeologists are still seeking to determine whether the Meroitic civilisation – whose pyramids, tombs and temples still stand in northern Sudan – are older than the famous Egyptian pyramids. Archeologists are yet to reach a consensus as to which of the two civilisations came first. The Meroitic civilisation, under the Kush kingdom, was considered one of the most distinguished in Africa, and a legacy of pyramids, palaces and temples. But the ruins of the Meroitic period – scattered in many areas of the Northern State – have all along been considered 'inferior' to those of their Egyptian neighbour and have neither attracted serious study nor attention."
See the above story for descriptions of sites and details of the speculations posed above.
Although the article states that the Sudanese archaeology has "neither attracted serious study nor attention", it is in fact the case that some excellent work has been acheived, often in the most trying of circumstances. See the Sudan Archaeological Research Society:
"During the past two decades, Sudan has earned notoriety for the 21-year war between the north and the south. But Sudan is also a leading archive of unexplored human history and civilisation rivalling that of ancient Egypt. Indeed, archeologists are still seeking to determine whether the Meroitic civilisation – whose pyramids, tombs and temples still stand in northern Sudan – are older than the famous Egyptian pyramids. Archeologists are yet to reach a consensus as to which of the two civilisations came first. The Meroitic civilisation, under the Kush kingdom, was considered one of the most distinguished in Africa, and a legacy of pyramids, palaces and temples. But the ruins of the Meroitic period – scattered in many areas of the Northern State – have all along been considered 'inferior' to those of their Egyptian neighbour and have neither attracted serious study nor attention."
See the above story for descriptions of sites and details of the speculations posed above.
Although the article states that the Sudanese archaeology has "neither attracted serious study nor attention", it is in fact the case that some excellent work has been acheived, often in the most trying of circumstances. See the Sudan Archaeological Research Society:
http://www.sudarchrs.org.uk/
- Colloquium Overview: Recent Archaeological Fieldwork In Sudan
Egyptological (Dr Patricia Spencer) The 2012 all-day colloquium of the Sudan Archaeological Research Society (http://www.sudarchrs.org.uk/) was held in the Stevenson Auditorium of the British Museum on Monday 14 May. This annual event concentrates on...
- Local Archaeologists Unearth City In Sudan
The Prague Post In the world of archaeology, Sudan is a goldmine. The country contains some of history's oldest archaeological sites and has been a prime target for archaeologists since the mid-19th century. Czech archaeologists have been the key...
- Archaeologists Warn Of Climate Threat
Yahoo! News Mummies decaying in Siberia, pyramids vanishing under the sand in Sudan, Maya temples collapsing: climate change risks destroying countless treasures from our shared past, archaeologists warn. . . . Sand is one of the worst enemies of archaeological...
- Sudan's Land Of 'black Pharaohs' A Trove For Archaeologists
expatica.com There is not a tourist in sight as the sun sets over sand-swept pyramids at Meroe, but archaeologists say the Nubian Desert of northern Sudan holds mysteries to rival ancient Egypt. "There is a magic beauty about these sites that is heightened...
- Travel: Poor Image Robs Sudan Of Tourism Windfall
The National (Matt Brown) MEROE, SUDAN // A dozen 2,000-year-old pyramids rise out of the orange sand like a jagged row of teeth. In the soft sandstone bricks of these ancient tombs, the Nubian people carved pictures of the God Amun with the body of a...