Visitors to the MFA’s Ancient Nubia Now exhibition look at funerary figurines known as “shawabties.” ... These souvenirs were taken from Egypt by the Nubians as symbols of dominion.

Most people think of ancient Nubia, if they think of it at all, as a poor imitation and perpetual vassal of Pharaonic Egypt. Archaeological discoveries in recent decades have proved them wrong ...

From the Great Pyramids of Giza to the treasures of Tutankhamen, the splendors of ancient Egypt are known throughout the world. The pyramids at Gebel Barkal and the treasures of Aspelta? Not so ...

CHICAGO: As the Field Museum in downtown Chicago gears up for a blockbuster visit this spring by the golden treasures of King Tutankhamun, the Oriental Institute Museum of the University of Chicago ...

Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a Cathedral in the subterranean citadel of Old Dongola, which once was the ...

Human remains from ancient Nubia uncovered in the early 20th century. A researcher uncovered historical records from excavations in Lower Nubia that shed new light on the ancient peoples of this ...

Rival to Egypt, the Nubian kingdom of Kush exuded power and gold. Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival ...

The construct of race was neither heard nor thought of during the two-thousand-year span included within the Saint Louis Art Museum’s presentation of “Nubia: Treasures of Ancient Africa ...

The pyramids of Meroë in Sudan are among the best pyramid sites of ancient Nubia. From the 3rd century BCE, the Kushites in Meroë built more than 200 pyramids as tombs for kings and queens ...

The Penn Museum will begin renovations on its Ancient Egyptian and Nubian galleries on Nov. 6, 2023. The project is expected to take five years to complete. When it opens, 30-foot-columns from the ...

Lesions found on the bones of a Nubian skeleton reveal evidence of an ancient rheumatoid arthritis case. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s ...