For a long time, archaeologists have thought that ancient Egyptian pyramids were reserved for the rich and elite. However, ...

Skeletal analysis at Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial settlement in Nubia, reveals a more complex labor and social hierarchy than previously understood. Researchers from Leiden University ...

She worked for over a decade at the Tombos excavation site in South Sudan where archaeologists discovered at least five mud-brick pyramids containing pottery along with the aforementioned human ...

But the skeletons discovered at Tombos had signs of strenuous physical activity. This suggests they did not live the life of a rich and privileged royal. Instead, they were 'low-status ...

An international team of researchers has conducted a detailed analysis of the physical activity of the ancient inhabitants of Tombos, an ancient Egyptian colonial city in Nubia. The findings, ...

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

A groundbreaking archaeological discovery challenges long-held beliefs about Ancient Egyptian pyramids. Recent findings in the ancient burial site of Tombos suggest that pyramid tombs were not ...