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S1E5 - The Pyramids of Sudan

In this episode, Cody and Audrey take you to the Northeastern part of Africa to discuss the forgotten pyramids of Sudan. Learn about an ancient civilization which you probably haven't heard of and see how their influence by the Egyptians left these ruins behind in history.

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Egypt is the most famous archaeological site for the pyramids and there is a vast amount of information about the Egyptians and the use of these temples. However, there is another civilization in which their pyramids have almost been forgotten by archaeologists, scholars, historians and the public alike. These Pyramids sit further south of Egypt in the Sudan of Eastern Africa. Major sites such as El Kurru, Gebel Barkal, and Meroe hold many of these pyramids, but we have to ask ourselves, who built these and why?

Royal pyramids were built in Nubia approximately 800 years after the Egyptians stopped building their pyramids. More than 50 ancient pyramids and royal tombs rise out of the desert sands at Meroe. [Sorin Furcoi/Al Jazeera]

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Aerial view of the pyramids of Meroë missing their capstones. (Wikipedia)

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Map showing Kush at its height in the 7th century BC

Map of the middle Nile showing the pyramid sites of Kush during the Napatan and Meroitic eras

Queen Shanakadakheto’s chapel and forecourt, Beg. N 11, photo by shutterstock

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Karanog ; ba statue of a winged male representing a governor of Akin, painted stela, 100-300AD, Penn museum

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