Mysterious Giant Carving May Show a Kushite Ruler and Mark an Ancient Borderland
Researchers recorded nearly 300 archaeological sites and said the monumental carving may represent royal power in ancient Nubia.
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A Mysterious Life-Sized Carving in Sudan Has Long Baffled Researchers—Now Its Secret History Could Finally Be Revealed
A mysterious giant has long stood watch from a hilltop overlooking the rocky landscape of Miseeda in northern Sudan, where locals have been said to know of its existence for centuries.
Mysterious giant carving may show a Kushite ruler and mark an ancient borderland
For centuries, a life-size petroglyph has stood over the rocky landscape of Miseeda in northern Sudan. Exactly who the figure carved into a granite hill represents remains uncertain, but researchers suspect it may depict an ancient Kushite ruler. In the 7th century CE, local builders constructed a Christian church directly around it.
A life-sized figure carved into a granite hill in northern Sudan may represent a ruler of the Kush kingdom and mark a border region. Read more here: Rock-Carved Figure in Sudan May Be a Ruler of the Kush Kingdom - Archeofili.
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