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Nubian pyramids older than tourists and younger than Egypt's

The pyramids in the South Cemetery at Begrawiya (Meroe), Sudan, are the oldest of the group, dating as far back as the 8th century BC.
The pyramids in the South Cemetery at Begrawiya (Meroe), Sudan, are the oldest of the group, dating as far back as the 8th century BC. © David Stanley from Nanaimo, Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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