The Meroe Pyramids.
The Meroe Pyramids are located in the North-East of Sudan near the
banks of the Nile in the area commonly known as Nubia. There are close
to two hundred pyramids in a relatively small area, the ancient burial
site of the Merotic Kingdom (sometimes known as the Kingdom of Kush).
The Pyramids are smaller than their Egyptian cousins but equally
impressive due to their number. The first of the Meroe Pyramids were
built about 800 years after the last Egyptian pyramids were completed.
The Meroe pyramids were constructed from large blocks of sandstone.
They're angled more steeply than the Egyptian pyramids.
The Kush Kingdom flourished for 900 hundred years from around 800 B.C.
to 280 A.D. and held power over a vast area covering much of the Nile
Delta and as far south as Khartoum. Meroe became very important as the
Kingdom's center from around 300 B.C. to 280 A.D. Egyptian influence
remained strong and Egyptian artisans were used to build the Meroe
Pyramids to commemorate dead royalty. The dead were buried in chambers
underneath the pyramids.
Excavations of the Pyramids started in mid 19th Century. Most
notoriously, an Italian explorer, Giuseppe Ferlini (1800-1870),
smashed the tops off 40 pyramids in a quest to find treasure. What was
found was brought back to British and German museums along with
samples of Meroitic writing and reliefs depicting historical events.
Through the years, the pyramids have been plundered of all their
wealth and left to the elements. But many of the pyramids still stand
and their architectural elegance is worth a trip. Some of the pyramids
have been reconstructed so you get a good idea of what they must have
looked like.
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lreed76 49 months ago | reply
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perseverando 49 months ago | reply
I saw a TV programme on these once - they look fascinating
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This is one of those places that I really wish I could see someday, but probably never will. Fantastic!
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alatyyah bu m7amad 35 months ago | reply
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