A stretch of the Nile in northern Sudan appears to have underpinned the long occupation of Napata, an early urban centre of the Kushite state, according to work led by the University of Michigan.Napata lies beside Jebel Barkal, where temples, pyramids and a sandstone outcrop dominate the skyline. The city was active from roughly 800 BC to AD 100 and served as a political and religious focus for Kush, which dealt with Egypt and powers across the …
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