Christianity May Have Brought Face Tattoos to Medieval Nubia

In a study published today in the journal PNAS, researchers investigated over 1,000 human remains from the Nile River Valley, ...
Charlotte Observer

Exhibit unearths the regal history of Nubia region

"Nubia: Ancient Kingdoms of Africa," an exhibition at New York University's Institute for the Study of the Ancient World, takes you deep into the history of a volatile part of the continent. The show ...
The Boston Globe

‘Ancient Nubia Now’ corrects the record on the MFA’s African art collection

George Reisner gave the MFA the best collection of Nubian objects in the world. He also saddled it with a racist stain that the museum is determined to undo. In the early 20th century, the Harvard ...

The United Colours of Nubia

The crocodile absorbs jealousy. It takes it in, for protection from evil.” Limekamrkamlia Nhmda’s words rest in the warm Nubian air, as calmly as the way she fondly strokes a baby crocodile’s back.