The discovery of a Pharaonic cemetery under water in Sudan

Piers Paul Crisman, an archaeologist who specializes in underwater scouting for archeology, told the BBC that he made an enormous effort to reach a Pharaonic cemetery located beneath a pyramids in Sudan.

Krishman and his team are the first archaeological team to enter the cemetery in the past 100 years, after it became increasingly difficult to reach it during that period due to rising water levels.

Krishman told the BBC that this is the first archaeological research conducted under the water in the area of ​​Nuri archaeological, the area of ​​the ancient royal tombs in Sudan.

"These gold-made offerings were still in the cemetery," Krishman told the BBC. "These small glass figurines were gold-plated, and while the glass water was destroyed from the base, the gold shell was still in place."


Krishman believes that these offerings were offered to Pharaoh Nastasin, who ruled the Kingdom of Kush for a short period, from 335 to 315 BC.

Christine Roumi, an archaeologist specializing in underwater archaeological research, said it would have been possible to steal this golden cover if the water level had not risen, making the access to the cemetery difficult for the thieves.

He told the BBC that he and his team "dug as much as they could" to reach the 65-degree ladder. "At the 40th floor below, we hit the surface of the water and knew that we could only continue underwater "He said.

Krishman said the use of traditional diving suits "would have been very stressful" and then used a hose to deliver oxygen from the top of the divers to the bottom of the water, which was in January.

Krishman described his discovery as "wonderful," and said: "There are three rooms, with beautiful curved ceilings, in the size of a small passenger bus, and when you move from one room to another and the darkness is full, you know that you are in a cemetery if your own lamp does not light up. Surround the place ".

The cemetery is part of the Nori archaeological site, which covers an area of ​​170 acres in northern Sudan. The pyramids are considered tombs of the kings of the Kush civilization, sometimes referred to as the "black pharaohs".

The Kingdom of Kush continued to rule for many centuries. In the eighth century BC, the armies of the kingdom advanced to conquer Egypt and ruled for about 100 years.

Differences between the pyramids of the Sudan and the famous pyramids of Egypt are the burial place of the kings. The Egyptian pharaohs are buried inside the pyramid, while the ancient kings of Sudan were buried under the pyramid.