Unearthed in the Sahara: 260 Ancient Burial Monuments That Rewrite History and Precede the Egyptian Pyramids by Centuries
But these emblems of a prehistoric culture are under threat. Unregulated gold mining in the deserts of Sudan has brought damaging heavy machinery and looters to the region, and the burials may be destroyed before archaeologists have a chance to study them further and learn more about the nomadic societies that roamed Sudan 6,000 years ago.
“Our discovery reshapes the story of the Sahara deserts and the prehistory of the Nile,” wrote the study’s authors. “They provide a prologue for the monumentalism of the kingdoms of Egypt and Nubia, and an image of this region as more than pharaohs, pyramids, and temples.”
After reading about the prehistoric enclosure burials discovered in the Atbai Desert of Sudan, discover who really built Egypt’s famous pyramids. Then, learn how North Africa’s Berbers have preserved their culture for millennia.












