In the desert of eastern Sudan, along the banks of the Nile River, there is a collection of nearly 200 ancient pyramids, constructed using a combination of mud bricks and stone.
Many of the pyramids are tombs of the kings and queens of the Kushite Kingdom, which ruled the area for more than 900 years.
Although these pyramids are, obviously influenced by the Egyptians, Nubian kings built their pyramids 1000 years after Egyptian burial
methods had changed.
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| Sudan has More Pyrimids Than Egypt |
Most of the pyramids were built between 2,700 and 2,300 years ago, located around 200km (125 miles) from Sudan's capital, Khartoum, in Meroë in the Nile Valley.
Approximately 255 pyramids are
known to have been constructed by the Nubians.
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| Sudan has More Pyrimids Than Egypt |
Sadly, these pyramids have been plundered, but wall reliefs in the tomb chapels show that the royals had been mummified, covered with jewellery and placed in wooden mummy cases.
The Nubian pyramids are a UNESCO World
Heritage Site.
