In the country of Sudan, where the Nile meets the old civilizations, proof of the past manifests itself in the pyramids of Al-Kush, which represents a huge heritage of a civilization which lasted its horizon towards Egypt and the Levant.
The 3/11/11 episode of the program “Imran”, which broadcasts on the platform “Al -jazeera 360”, stressed that the ancient civilization of the Kush, and the presenter of the program visited the pyramids of Nuri, Jabal Al -Barkal and Al -Bjarawiya, which represents the age of the prosperity of the kingdom of Nabata and Marwa.
He stood in front of Jabal Al -Barkal, which is considered a religious symbol of Kushian civilization, and stressed that the pyramids in Sudan differ in their conception of their counterparts in Egypt, because they are characterized by the presence of underground graves linked to the bass through deep corridors engraved in the rocks.
In Nuri, where the king was buried Tarhaqa, the most important Kush of the Kochin, the program revealed the details of the unique architecture of the Sudanese pyramids, indicating that the burial took place first, then the pyramid was built above the burial, unlike the Egyptian method which was built the whole pyramid above the surface of the earth.
At the Pyramids of Al-Bjarawiya, the program underlined the irrigated era, which witnessed the construction of more than 50 hierarchies, because these pyramids were famous for containing funeral temples decorated with patterns which tell the details of royal life and religious rituals after death.
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The episode dealt with differences between the Sudanese and Egyptian pyramids, explaining that the Kochians were influenced by the pharaohs in the construction of the pyramids, but added their own touches, such as deep burial corridors and unique models that reflect Kushi culture.
The program also dealt with the question of negligence from which these benchmarks suffer, because many pyramids are always buried under the sand or eroded by natural factors, in addition to the theft of the effects to which the Sudanese archaeological sites were exposed.
Despite intermittent attempts to restore these effects, documentation and care efforts still require greater support, in particular in the light of the political agitation of Sudan, which hinders the restoration and the new archaeological discoveries.
The episode also highlighted the important role of young Sudanese interested in antiques, notably Muhammad, one of the researchers who seek to preserve and present the history of their country.
He stressed that the irrigated language in which the inscriptions have been written inside the pyramids are still fully understood, which leaves many secrets of this unreasonable civilization.