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Amon's ancient "Pure Mountain", the Olympus of the Nubians, was the religious Nubian heart for more than 1,000 years.

Inside the mountain wall there is a big room decorated with bas-relief

Incredible still so bright from several thousand years underground with no light

The reliefs are seen only with a phone light or flash light

Incredible they have survived the elements underground all these years.

Jebel alBarkal Pramids and temples

Very few travelers make it to Sudan, but those who do normally come away raving about the wealth of ancient temples, monuments and tombs, which includes more pyramids than Egypt itself.

Petrified rocks

Locals checkout the Americans, A rare sight these days.

Making the large water pots by hand

Talk about a back breaking job.

El-Kurru was one of the royal cemeteries used by the Nubian royal family. Most of the pyramids date to the early part of the Kushite period, from Alara of Nubia (795–752 BC) to King Nastasen (335–315 BC). This is the entrance to one of the underground tombs.

The colors still vivid after centuries buried underground

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