Crossing the Nile via the new bridge at Dongola |
Beehive tomb, Nubia |
A group of women walking along the road |
At New Dongola, the main highway switches from the West Bank to the East Bank of the Nile |
Turning off the main road onto a sandy track leading to the archaeological area of Kerma |
Dusty road along the Nile |
Kerma |
Kerma transport - Donkey cart |
Kerma, a typical looking village in this part of Sudan |
Mud brick wall and round building |
Road to the ruins of Ancient Kerma |
Welcome to Kerma Civilization Complex |
Kerma Musuem - closed while we were there |
Kerma Museum - given the lack of visitors to the site, you'd think they could open the museum when visitors arrive... |
Gate to the Kerma Archeological area - the ruins date from 2450-2020 BC |
The Deffufa - a solid mud-trick tower, perhaps a temple |
The ruins of ancient Kerma, the capital of one of the first black African civilizations |
Tower of the Deffufa, Kerma - over 3,500 years old - the largest and possibly oldest building in Sub-Saharan Africa |
The Western Deffufa of Kerma |
View of the excavations of ancient Kerma from the top of the Western Defuffa |
Kerma museum from the top of the Deffufa |
The top of the Western Defuffa |
Round building with columns believed to be a royal audience hall |
Excavations of ancient Kerma |
View to the west towards Jabal Hafir and Jabal Abu 'Ararib across the Nile |
Passageway leading into the Defuffa |
The Western Deffufa of ancient Kerma, 18m tall measuring 50m x 25m |
The Kingdom of Kerma was the world's first major black African civilization (2500-1500 BC) |
Kerma flourished during the chaotic Second Intermediate Period in Egypt, 1750-1600 BC |
Timeless landscape along the Nile |
Donkey cart and palm trees, Kerma |
Kerma has been settled for 7500 years |
An active archeological dig of ancient Kerma around 3 km north of the Defuffa |
Painted pottery shard, Ancient Kerma |
Excavations of Ancient Kerma (northern site) |
Excavations of Ancient Kerma (northern site) |
Interesting brick-lined well with a stone circular staircase |
Bottom of the circular staircase, Ancient Kerma |
This ancient Kerma site has only recently been excavated |
Archaeological tools, ancient Kerma excavation |
Active dig at ancient Kerma by the Swiss Archaeological Mission in Nubia |
Sudanese laborers taking a break at the northern dig, ancient Kerma |
Ruins of ancient Kerma (northern site) |
Pottery remains left in-situ |
Another round pit at ancient Kerma |
Road, ancient Kerma |
Paving stones, Ancient Kerma |
Minaret in a dusty street in modern Kerma |