Pyramids of Meroe
Monumental ConstructionDescription
Pyramids of Meroe is a monumental construction in Sudan, Africa. UNESCO World Heritage List: Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe gives its chronology as “c. 300 BCE to 350 CE.” Its listed material is Sandstone. Its height is listed as 30 m (estimated). UNESCO World Heritage List: Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe also records: “Royal tombs.”
Around 200 steep-sided Nubian pyramids of the Kingdom of Kush.
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| Date | 300 BCE - 350 CE c. 300 BCE to 350 CE UNESCO World Heritage List: Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe | No claims found. |
| Purpose | Royal tombs UNESCO World Heritage List: Archaeological Sites of the Island of Meroe | No claims found. |
| Method | No claims found. | No claims found. |
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Approximate - counted from January 1, 25 CE (UTC). Based on the midpoint of 300 BCE - 350 CE; the underlying date is uncertain.
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