Skeletal analysis at Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial settlement in Nubia, reveals a more complex labor and social ...

At the site of Tombos, archaeologists have found that less-affluent laborers may be buried with upper-class people in pyramid ...

When researchers examined skeletons buried in present-day Sudan, they found evidence that some had belonged to workers who ...

Several parts of Sudan were under the control of ancient Egyptians at one time and Tombos was established as an Egyptian ...

Recent archaeological discoveries at the ancient site of Tombos in northern Sudan have unveiled skeletons that defy long-held beliefs about pyramid burials. Traditionally, it has been assumed that ...

Implications for Ancient Egyptian Culture The presence of these skeletal remains alongside those of the noble classes suggests a possible belief system among the ancient Egyptians in which all ...

Investigating a burial site at the ancient village of Tombos, archaeologists have re-written their own rule book when it ...

Being laid to rest in an Egyptian pyramid is traditionally assumed to have been an honour reserved for the wealthy nobility.

Tombos became an important center after the Egyptian conquest of Nubia around 1500 BCE, during the reign of Thutmose I, who ...

For years, Egyptologists have assumed pyramid tombs were just for the rich – but the burials at a site called Tombos don’t ...

The team noted that some remains belong to people who had done very little physical activity during their lifetimes while ...