http://tinyurl.com/kox3y (The East African)
"During the past two decades, Sudan has earned notoriety for the 21-year war between the north and the south. But Sudan is also a leading archive of unexplored human history and civilisation rivalling that of ancient Egypt. Indeed, archeologists are still seeking to determine whether the Meroitic civilisation – whose pyramids, tombs and temples still stand in northern Sudan – are older than the famous Egyptian pyramids. Archeologists are yet to reach a consensus as to which of the two civilisations came first. The Meroitic civilisation, under the Kush kingdom, was considered one of the most distinguished in Africa, and a legacy of pyramids, palaces and temples. But the ruins of the Meroitic period – scattered in many areas of the Northern State – have all along been considered 'inferior' to those of their Egyptian neighbour and have neither attracted serious study nor attention."
See the above story for descriptions of sites and details of the speculations posed above.
Although the article states that the Sudanese archaeology has "neither attracted serious study nor attention", it is in fact the case that some excellent work has been acheived, often in the most trying of circumstances. See the Sudan Archaeological Research Society:
"During the past two decades, Sudan has earned notoriety for the 21-year war between the north and the south. But Sudan is also a leading archive of unexplored human history and civilisation rivalling that of ancient Egypt. Indeed, archeologists are still seeking to determine whether the Meroitic civilisation – whose pyramids, tombs and temples still stand in northern Sudan – are older than the famous Egyptian pyramids. Archeologists are yet to reach a consensus as to which of the two civilisations came first. The Meroitic civilisation, under the Kush kingdom, was considered one of the most distinguished in Africa, and a legacy of pyramids, palaces and temples. But the ruins of the Meroitic period – scattered in many areas of the Northern State – have all along been considered 'inferior' to those of their Egyptian neighbour and have neither attracted serious study nor attention."
See the above story for descriptions of sites and details of the speculations posed above.
Although the article states that the Sudanese archaeology has "neither attracted serious study nor attention", it is in fact the case that some excellent work has been acheived, often in the most trying of circumstances. See the Sudan Archaeological Research Society:
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