Pyramids, tombs, temples, living complexes and palaces, are to be found on the site from the Napatan (900 to 270 BC) and Meroitic (270 BC to 350 AD) cultures, of the second kingdom of Kush.
A semi-desert landscape between the Nile and Atbara rivers, was the heartland of the Kingdom of Kush, a major power from the 8th century B.C. to the 4th century A.D.
Lynn Salmon <>{ Last updated: March 22, 2012