The Mystery of Meroe
In the still largely unexplored Sudan lie the remains of one of the richest and least known of ancient African civilizations.
Not far to the north and east of Khartoum, on the Middle Nile, lies a rich field for archaeological discovery: the richest yet remaining in Africa, perhaps the richest that remains in any part of the world.
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