They detected tattoos on 27 people of various age groups and both sexes in the collection. The examinations suggested that ...

Facial tattoos have been found on the mummified remains of children who lived in Nubia some 1,400 years ago, when ...

Circular mounds of rocks dot the desert landscape at the archaeological site of Tombos in northern Sudan. They reveal tumuli – the underground burial tombs used at least as far back as 2500 B.C. by ...

The 1,400-year-old Nubian toddler tattoos are not isolated curiosities but part of a broader pattern of body marking that is ...

Often our identity is comprised of many factors and many influences. Identity in the world of ancient Egypt is no exception. During Egypt's 25th Dynasty, Nubian kings occupied the pharaonic throne and ...

When building in dry-stone, Nubians and Egyptians used different techniques to construct walls. Wadi es-Sebua has been used as a type-site for C-Group Nubian settlements. Its exterior wall exhibits ...

Current issues are now on the Chicago Journals website. Read the latest issue.The American Journal of Archaeology (AJA) is published by the Archaeological Institute of America and in association with ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Lecturer in Heritage Studies at the University of Essex Dr. William Carruthers speaks at an event ...

Painting of King David, Old Dongola, Sudan(Photo by Adrian Chlebowski/Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology/University of Warsaw) Painting of Virgin Mary, Old ...

A series of new archaeological discoveries in the Sultanate of Oman, nestled in the southeastern corner of the Arabian Peninsula, reveals the timing and identity of one of the first modern human ...