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The West Cemetery of Meroë

The image was chosen as the winner of the CWA Photo of the Year 2023 Competition (sponsored by Ace Cultural Tours).

The Past

Medieval wall paintings found in the ancient city of Old Dongola, Sudan

Inscriptions alongside the paintings mention a city – likely Old Dongola – and King David, who is probably the royal figure depicted.

The Past

ERC grant awarded to project researching the Nubian metropolis of Tungul

The European Research Council has awarded an ERC Consolidator grant of nearly $2 million to Dr Artur Obłuski, director of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology, University of Warsaw (PCMA UW), for a project exploring the site of Tungul (or…

LEFT Work under way in the apse of a church in Old Dongola, which may be the city’s cathedral and the largest church of medieval Nubia.

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An archbishop’s apse?

In the latest season of fieldwork this year, a team led by Artur Obłuski, director of the PCMA UW, cleaned the dome of a large tomb and the wall of the church’s apse, revealing paintings with two rows of monumental figures, possibly apostles.