The Sudan Archaeological Research Society

Kushite pyramids in the northern cemetery at Jebel Barkal
Camel tracks passing through the Bab es-Silik on the Korosko Road
Jebel Barkal
The late 19th century Anglo-Egyptian fort in the Wadi Murrat
Nuri : Kushite royal cemetery from the reign of Taharqo (died 664 BC) until the later 4th century BC
Jebel Umm Rowag near Amara, Kushite rock art is carved on its summit
Natural cave along the Korosko Road with inscriptions of ‘Chief of Tehkhet Paitsy’
Natural rock formation on the route between Buhen and the Pharaonic gold mines in the Eastern Desert
The castle house at Kulubnarti
Two ‘pharaonic’ boats amongst the rock art at Sabu
Looking north from Jebel Musa across the Nile over Boni Island at the upstream end of the SARS concession at the Fourth Cataract
The Society’s honorary president, Professor William Y. Adams and other members of the Society’s ‘Exploratory Tour’ of 2005 in the Bayuda Desert
The temple built by the Egyptian pharaoh Amenophis III at Soleb in the14th century BC
Desert landscape near the Fourth Nile Cataract
Nuri : Kushite royal cemetery from the reign of Taharqo (died 664 BC) until the later 4th century BC
View upstream across Dirbi Island in the SARS Fourth Cataract concession
Medieval fort on the northern tip of el-Usheir island in the SARS concession at the Fifth Cataract
The Sixth Nile Cataract looking downstream
Arched railway bridge north east of Delgo built in 1897, abandoned 1904
Railway construction camp dating from 1896/7 south of Kosha
Sunset in the desert south of Kosha

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Founded in 1991, the Sudan Archaeological Research Society provides a focus for anyone interested in the archaeology of Sudan and Egypt south of the First Nile Cataract.

Through lectures, seminars, publications and its journal Sudan & Nubia, the Society aims to promote interest in the Sudan’s cultural heritage and raise awareness of its place in the history of mankind. Most significantly, the Society mounts expeditions to excavate and record threatened sites before they are lost to knowledge forever.

The Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan between them cover almost 1 million square miles (2.59 million square kilometres). Within their borders lies a land of great diversity with a climate ranging from extreme desert conditions in the north to tropical rainforests in the south west. It is equally diverse ethnically and culturally. For thousands of years it has been the zone of contact between the peoples of Central Africa and those of Egypt and the Mediterranean world.

The Sudan Archaeological Research Society
c/o The Department of Egypt and Sudan
The British Museum, London WC1B 3DG, United Kingdom

Tel +44 (0)20 7323 8500
SARS@britishmuseum.org

registered charity No.1005966

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