The ancient Nubian pyramids of Meroe in Sudan stand as silent tombs for Kushite royalty. #history #africa #ancient | Ancientra

Before the Kerma Culture emerged in the Bronze Age there was the Pre-Kerma Culture between 3700 and 3250 BCE, and the way for them to lay the dead to rest was in a Speos, a Speos is a Temple or Tomb cut into a rock facade. What we lack in knowledge about the Classic Kerma Culture they made up for in their burial practices, as archaeologists have discovered so many burials we have quite a clear picture of this part of their culture. The oldest known burials in the Nubian lands were Mounds, this t

Nubian pyramids, also known as the Meroe Pyramids in Sudan, are a UNESCO World Heritage site serving as tombs for ancient Kushite royalty. The Nubian pyramids, located at the Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe in Sudan, are a UNESCO World Heritage site. These structures served as the primary royal tombs for the rulers of the Kingdom of Kush, a civilization that prospered from the 8th century BCE to the 4th century CE. The main period of pyramid construction spanned approximately 600 yea

Nubian pyramids are pyramids that were built by the rulers of the ancient Kushite kingdoms. The Kushites built these pyramids some 800 years after the pyramids of Ancient Egypt were built. | Egypt Cradle of civilization