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 ...

The ancient world was replete with a myriad of fascinating civilizations, many of which are no longer remembered.

Built by the ancient Kingdom of Kush, these overlooked monuments tell the story of a powerful African empire that rivaled its northern neighbor in grandeur, influence, and mystery. Sudan’s ...

"At its height, the Kushite Empire stretched from the confluence of the Nile rivers to the Mediterranean Sea," he wrote in an article on The Conversation. Kush, a "central player in the ancient ...

Sudan has around 255 pyramids - more than twice as many as its neighbour - built by the ancient Kingdom of Kush, which once ruled over parts of both Sudan and Egypt. The pyramids are mostly ...

Sudan boasts even more pyramids than Egypt, but its treasured archaeological heritage is increasingly under threat from its brutal civil war. Meroë, a city on the banks of the Nile and once the ...