🇸🇩 Sudan · Tumulus
Meroe North Pyramid N19 Chapel
Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) · Bronze Age
Meroe North Pyramid N19 Chapel in River Nile, Meroe, Sudan is a Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age.
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🇸🇩 Sudan · Tumulus
Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) · Bronze Age
Meroe North Pyramid N19 Chapel in River Nile, Meroe, Sudan is a Bronze Age (2200–800 BCE) tumulus attributed to Bronze Age.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Kerma Classic to New Kingdom to Napatan (2500 BCE–750 BCE, plus later) · Kerma and Egyptian colonial (New Kingdom)
12 km Nubian Nile island with Kerma pyramids and New Kingdom pharaonic fortress (2500 BCE–Ottoman).
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Classical (regional) · Classical
Inner Bayuda Fortress West — Bayuda (57-18) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Classical (regional) ancient city of the Classical tradition, built c. 3000 BCE for fortress and associated settlement.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Rock art
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Southern Bayuda Sanctuary East — Bayuda (57-38) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) rock art of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 200 CE for sanctuary and associated settlement.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Medieval Christian–Islamic Nubia (500–1317 CE; peak 800–12th c.) · Makuria (Christian Nubia) / Islamic
Old Dongola on Nile opposite Letti is Makuria Christian Nubia's capital 500–1317 CE, 45 ha walled town with colonnaded citadel, palace of Ioannes (11th c.) 28×18 m with frescoes, five churches…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Quarry
Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) · Early Bronze Age
Quarry of Terramare Bajada Farm in River Nile State, Sudan is a Early Bronze Age (3300–2100 BCE) quarry attributed to Early Bronze Age culture.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Late Napatan to Early Meroitic, c.350–300 BCE · Kushite
South Cemetery pyramid Beg. S.10 (c.350–300 BCE) for Queen (?) Amanislo fragment? 12 m base, heavily eroded sandstone pyramid with mudbrick chapel forecourt.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Middle Kingdom to New Kingdom, c.2500-1500 BCE (Kerma–Egyptian) · Kerma (Kushite)
Dokki Gel sacred city 1 km south of Kerma (Ancient Dukki Gel): massive ceremonial city of Classic Kerma kingdom (2500-1500 BCE) with four successive cruciform palatial enclosures, each 100×100 m,…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
Kerma Ancien to Late (c.2500–1500 BCE; Napatan reuse 900 BCE) · Kerma culture (Nubian / Sudanese) – precursors to Kush/Napata/Meroe
2500 BCE Nubian capital with 19 m Deffufa temple and tumuli – first sub-Saharan city, excavated 1977–.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Meroitic (but Napatan tradition), c.700 BCE–300 CE · Kushite / Napatan
Sedeinga 2 km west of Soleb on desert ridge: ~80 small pyramids (6-8 m base, 7-10 m high) with chapels for Kushite Napatan queens, princesses and children.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Ancient city
New Kingdom, 19th-20th Dynasties, c.1300-1050 BCE (Seti I–Ramesses II) · Ancient Egyptian
Amara West walled town on island 70 km north of Sai: palatial administrative capital of Kush under viceroy (King's Son of Kush) from Seti I to Ramesses IX.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Rock art
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Southern Bayuda Terrace West — Bayuda (57-30) at Bayuda, Sudan is a Early Historic (regional) rock art of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 1800 BCE for terrace and associated settlement.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Megalith
Early Historic (regional) · Early Historic
Central Meroe Village A — Meroe (56-50) at Meroe, Sudan is a Early Historic (regional) megalithic of the Early Historic tradition, built c. 1200 BCE for village and associated settlement.
🇸🇩 Sudan · Pyramid
Kushite Napatan to Meroitic (500 BCE–350 CE; peak 250 BCE–100 CE) · Kushite (Napatan → Meroitic)
Largest Kushite pyramid cemetery west of Nile near Second Cataract: ~80 pyramids (densest Meroitic cemetery) and 200+ tombs, discovered by Lepsius 1844 and re-excavated by Vincent Francigny…
🇸🇩 Sudan · Earthwork
Iron Age (regional) · Iron Age
Eastern Meroe Village North — Meroe (56-15) at Meroe, Sudan is a Iron Age (regional) earthwork of the Iron Age tradition, built c. 800 CE for village and associated settlement.
