Sudan's land of 'black pharaohs' a trove for archaeologists

At the end of March, the Louvre will host its first exhibition on the Meroe dynasty, the last in a line of ‘black pharaohs’ that ruled Kush for more than 1,000 years until the kingdom's demise in 350 AD.



Sudanese men ride their camels past pyramids in the Meroe desert, north of Khartoum, on 26 February 2010