Nubian Pyramids
... Hoffitz The Nubian Pyramids Across the endless stretch of the Sudanese desert, lies Nubia, an ancient and wondrous site. Nubia is home to double the number of pyramids that its neighbor, Egypt, has. The pyramids of Nubia are newer than those of Egypt, a revival of the great Egyptian tradition that had been extinct for more than eight centuries. ... As homage, possibly, when the Nubian leader Piye, who had conquered Egypt, died, it is believed that above his tomb is an Egyptian-inspired pyramid. These Nubian pyramids differ from Egyptian pyramids in many ways.