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 ...

Archaeologists uncovered unusual skeletons at the Tombos archaeological site in modern-day Sudan near the Nile River, adjacent to Egypt. The skeletons resting within one of the pyramids suggest ...