For a long time, archaeologists have thought that ancient Egyptian pyramids were reserved for the rich and elite. However, some […] ...

When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who performed hard labor ...

Skeletal analysis at Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial settlement in Nubia, reveals a more complex labor and social hierarchy than previously understood. Researchers from Leiden University ...

For years, Egyptologists have assumed pyramid tombs were just for the rich – but the burials at a site called Tombos don’t fit this pattern ...

The pyramids of ancient Egypt and Sudan may not have been just for the rich, according to burials found at the archaeological site of Tombos in Sudan. "Our findings suggest that pyramid tombs ...

Investigating a burial site at the ancient village of Tombos, archaeologists have re-written their own rule book when it comes to pyramids. It has long been thought that pyramids were for those of the ...

But the skeletons discovered at Tombos had signs of strenuous physical activity. This suggests they did not live the life of a rich and privileged royal. Instead, they were 'low-status ...

She worked for over a decade at the Tombos excavation site in South Sudan where archaeologists discovered at least five mud-brick pyramids containing pottery along with the aforementioned human ...

In a new study, researchers analysed the remains of people buried in Tombos, an archaeological site located in modern-day Sudan, bordering Egypt. Around 3,500 years ago, the ancient town of Tombos sat ...

Tombos is located at the third cataract of the Nile River in Sudan. In ancient times, this area was known as Nubia or Kush. Following the Egyptians' takeover of the region around 1400 B.C., they ...

Archaeologists uncovered unusual skeletons at the Tombos archaeological site in modern-day Sudan near the Nile River, adjacent to Egypt. The skeletons resting within one of the pyramids suggest ...