Located in the desert sands near the Nile in modern Sudan, the ancient culture of Nubia played a decisive role in shaping Egypt from the eighth century B.C., serving as that kingdom’s 25th ...

When people think of ancient civilizations ... created sophisticated astronomical alignments in what is now Egypt's Nubian Desert between 7000-3400 BCE. In fact, their stone circle construction ...

Since 1250 B.C., the seated colossi of Abu Simbel have stared fixedly across the Nile and the Nubian desert toward the rising ... leaving their ancient site under 200 f of turbid water.

Our desert is home to more pyramids than any other country in the world. These pyramids were built by the rulers of the Nubian civilisation, ancient Egypt's rival, in the Upper Nile Valley.