As the Kushites retreated from Egypt, they established a new capital at Meroë, near present-day Khartoum. This city became the heart of their civilization and home tonearly 200 pyramids ...

Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival to Egypt. Kushite culture blended Egyptian customs into its own ...

Meroe is in the Anglo-Egyptian Sudan ... "In the debris of a ruined pyramid belonging to a child of the royal family who had made their tombs in the Southern cemetery," says Dr. Reisner, "we ...

In the conflict-ridden East African country of Sudan, the 2,000-year-old Meroe pyramids, under UNESCO protection, continue to stand tall in the desert, surviving war and neglect while shedding a ...

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. "Dwindling agriculture and ...

The overall picture is one of diminishing horizons, with an extra 12 countries added to the no-go list since 2019 ...

another smattering of pyramids make up the UNESCO heritage site Meroë. Built in 590 BC, the last capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, notably ruled by a series of warrior queens known as the ...

Meroë (pronounced muh-ROY) Park is the Deputy Secretary and Chief Operating Officer of the Smithsonian. She oversees most of the Smithsonian’s day-to-day activities across its museums, research ...

South of Taharqa's pyramid complex in Nuri, northern Sudan, another smattering of pyramids make up the UNESCO heritage site Meroë. Built in 590 BC, the last capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, ...