The UNESCO-protected pyramids, at several sites including Meroe, have survived years of sand, rain, war, and neglect.

There are more than 100 pyramids in Egypt, but this was the first, built during the reign of Pharoah Djoser (2630 B.C. to 2611 B.C) as a grand mausoleum for himself. Previous pharaohs’ tombs were flat ...

In a Nubian tomb dated to around 4500 BC, archaeologists found a decorated ostrich egg. Carved into its surface are three triangular shapes beside a winding line resembling a river. Some say they are ...