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Satellite Images Reveal 260 Unknown Monumental Tombs in Africa’s Atbai Desert
Between the Nile Valley and the Red Sea, hundreds of monumental tombs in the Atbai Desert have endured for millennia in a landscape often treated as empty space on the map. A new archaeological study has identified 260 previously unknown monumental burial structures across the Atbai Desert, a vast arid region stretching through northeastern Africa…
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Arabic Document from 17th-Century Rubbish Heap Confirms Existence of Nubian King Qashqash
A new study published in Azania: Archaeological Research in Africa confirms the historical existence of King Qashqash, a ruler of post-medieval Dongola long regarded as semi-legendary. The evidence comes from an Arabic administrative order discovered in a 17th-century rubbish heap during excavations at Old Dongola. A King Steps Out of Oral Tradition Until now, Qashqash…
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4,000-Year-Old Kerma Period Burial Discovered in Sudan’s Bayuda Desert
A 4,000-year-old grave uncovered in Sudan’s remote Bayuda Desert is offering new insights into Kerma burial customs and the region’s ancient environment. The discovery, made by Polish archaeologists, sheds light not only on funerary practices but also on daily life in a semi-desert landscape that once looked very different from today. The excavation is being…