Pyramids, Northern group, Meroë, Sudan, North-east Africa
As many as 30 kings may have been buried in the North Cemetery. Like Nuri, these pyramids are fairly standardised. They are all steep-sided pyramids built of sandstone, with a height between ten and thirty metres. They are stepped and built on a plinth (as at Nuri), with each triangular face was framed by smooth bands of raised masonry along the edges where the faces meet (as at Jebel Barkal).
Pyramids, Northern group, Meroë, Sudan, North-east Africa
As many as 30 kings may have been buried in the North Cemetery. Like Nuri, these pyramids are fairly standardised. They are all steep-sided pyramids built of sandstone, with a height between ten and thirty metres. They are stepped and built on a plinth (as at Nuri), with each triangular face was framed by smooth bands of raised masonry along the edges where the faces meet (as at Jebel Barkal).