Egypt
The Prague Post
- Czech Work At Wad Ban Naqa, Meroe
Radio Praha With audio and photos. An archaeological expedition organised by the National Museum has made remarkable finds in the area of Wad ban Naqa – ruins dating back to the Kingdom of Meroe in today’s Sudan. The Náprstek Museum is currently...
- Sudan Arrests 12 Trying To Smuggle Mummies
Reuters Africa Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday. "The police authorities in Nile state have thwarted an attempt to smuggle ancient...
- Sudan: Land Of The Pyramids
http://www.kenyanewsnetwork.com/artman/publish/article_2515.shtml"There are probably more pyramids in Sudan than can be found in all of Egypt. Yet the wonders of ancient Egypt are known worldwide, while those of its southern neighbor stand forgotten on...
- 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...
- Flooding Nubia - Again
http://tinyurl.com/c3plm (The Telegraph) An article highlighting the potential loss of irreplaceable archaeological riches in the Sudan: "In a highly controversial move, the Sudanese government is planning to flood a vast stretch of the southern Nile...
Egypt
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 players in a renewal of interest in Sudan in the past two decades, and a team of Czechs are currently engaged in the excavation and study of Wad Banaga, an ancient Sudanese city dating back more than 2,000 years. The city is on a tentative list of UNESCO World Heritage sites and may hold the clue to the decipherment of the ancient Meroitic language, which became extinct around the year 400.
Pavel Onderka, curator of Egyptian and Nubian antiquities and head of the ancient Near East and African department of Prague's National Museum, has recently returned from Sudan, where he and his colleagues are engaged in Wad Banaga, which Onderka calls "one of the most important sites in Sudan."
This ancient city flourished at the dawn of the first millenium and was first explored by Europeans in 1821. Interest in Sudan lagged in the latter half of the 20th century, but archaeologists from the National Museum have been excavating the area for several years.
- Czech Work At Wad Ban Naqa, Meroe
Radio Praha With audio and photos. An archaeological expedition organised by the National Museum has made remarkable finds in the area of Wad ban Naqa – ruins dating back to the Kingdom of Meroe in today’s Sudan. The Náprstek Museum is currently...
- Sudan Arrests 12 Trying To Smuggle Mummies
Reuters Africa Sudanese authorities have arrested 12 people accused of smuggling ancient antiquities including two entire mummies, a state news agency said on Saturday. "The police authorities in Nile state have thwarted an attempt to smuggle ancient...
- Sudan: Land Of The Pyramids
http://www.kenyanewsnetwork.com/artman/publish/article_2515.shtml"There are probably more pyramids in Sudan than can be found in all of Egypt. Yet the wonders of ancient Egypt are known worldwide, while those of its southern neighbor stand forgotten on...
- 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...
- Flooding Nubia - Again
http://tinyurl.com/c3plm (The Telegraph) An article highlighting the potential loss of irreplaceable archaeological riches in the Sudan: "In a highly controversial move, the Sudanese government is planning to flood a vast stretch of the southern Nile...