The Meroe pyramids stand at the Meroe archaeological site in Bejrawiya, Sudan, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohnd Blal) (AP Photo/Mohnd Blal) BEJRAWIYA, Sudan (AP) — Sudan's ongoing war is ...

The ancient pyramids of Meroe have been standing for some 2,000 years, built by the rulers of the ancient Kushite Kingdom in the Nubian region of present-day northern Sudan. The over 200 ...

The pyramids of Meroe were once Sudan's most visited heritage site, but have stood largely abandoned for three years of war Sudanese archaeologist and site director Dr Mahmoud Soliman rarely gets the ...

Archaeologists in Sudan have reopened an ancient pyramid and extracted bones and artefacts, in order to carry out further examination including DNA tests. The items were found in one of three burial ...

BEJRAWIYA, Sudan (AP) — Sudan’s ongoing war is threatening the integrity of its ancient Meroe pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its unique and angular architecture, as preservation ...

Mostafa Ahmed Mostafa is the heir to generations of groundskeepers in his family who have guarded Sudan’s pyramids of Meroe – Copyright AFP Attila KISBENEDEK ...

The Meroe pyramids stand at the Meroe archaeological site in Bejrawiya, Sudan, Saturday, Aug. 1, 2026. A family visits the Meroe pyramids at the Meroe archaeological site in Bejrawiya, Sudan, Friday, ...

Meroe, located some 200 kilometers (125 miles) north of the capital Khartoum, comprises over 200 pyramids built between 800 B.C. and 350 A.D. as royal tombs for the rulers of the Kingdom of Kush.