Show Pictures Of Africas Art And Archaeological Treasures

Nok art, Nigeria

http://www.mfa.org/zoom.asp?zoom=no&file=SC140061.jpg&fvalWidth=800&fvalHeight=800&captiontitle=Winged Isis pectoral&title= i believed this was a necklace of one of the pharaohs that ruled both egypt and sudan. it was found in the pyramid site of northern sudan, and it is now housed at the Boston museum. here is another pyramid from northern sudan taken from another angle, by some obsure tourist.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/waltercallens/3494533466/

lastly, this is a statuary of nubians queens and prietesses. the most well know is amunerdis, she was considered the wife of amun, i guess she would be similar to a nun.

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this is the lion temple at "muswawwarat es sufra" in northern sudan
the person of the left is king Arenkhamani in the middle is the god Horus followed by the king wife in the right
i think this is what scholars consider  the meriotic period in northern sudan.
http://wysinger.homestead.com/JB008807.jpg

its from thousands of years ago- I'm not sure if there's a correct dating yet.

One of my favorites:

that is really cool tpia. what country is that carving in? very impressive, indeed
here is another temple in the sudan. it is called naqa, i think this was builted in the meroitic period, i guess during the time of Christ.


http://www.keep-searching.net/Diary_Notes/SE_Asia_Australia_Africa/pictures/Sudan/temple.JPG

this temple complex  or residence is very unique and it deserve our attention for further study and investigation. it is the great zimbabue. it is in the modern state of zimbabue and created by the shona people. i think the complex was created during the 10th or 15 century AD. needless to say, it is a architextual marvel to behold.

http://www.ondese.com/images/zimbabwe.jpg

soleb temple again: or a better view
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_cVQn7t5rUAY/SfL8zcITL5I/AAAAAAAADgc/_AE2pfC34xI/IGB_9804.JPG

these images are so beautiful. I didnt know Sudan had so much heritage independent of modern Egypt.

wasnt Sudan considered part of Libya at one time? Some of those temples look like the ones found there (in Libya)



beautiful:





I think I may have seen an Isis statue in a museum. Very striking, I agree.

ancient rock carving in Libya:





http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Libya_5041_Petroglyphs_Tadrart_Acacus_Luca_Galuzzi_2007.jpg

one thing is certain sudanese history is vast and long, and it had many so called different periods
the first period is the "kerma period"
second period            "pharaonic or napatan period"
third period                "meroitic period"
fourth period              "christian period which was between 5th century AD until 12th or 15th century"
lastly                          "islamic period"
yes, most northern sudanese use to be christian
from my perspective i feel that all africans at one time came from this region, between parts of upper egypt and of course northern sudan. why do i say this? if you look a the sudanese population today, it is extremely diverse. it seems as if every african face on the continent is very well represented there. in northern sudan, you have many of the population that resembles ethiopians, eriteans, and somalis, and some look very ancient egyptian, but you have some people that look like so called west african or bantu, and a few look similar to north african berbers. sudan is extremely diverse indeed. here is a few videos  of singers that reflexs the country diversity.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoJ7li-7Zwo    this is the nubian singer muhammed wardi very popular in sudan, horn africa, and yemen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5F3jrHjpjAY     this group is one of my favorite and they are from south sudan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4zwqw4C3Rk&feature=related: to me she is like a sudanese versian of shirley temple. lol but her singing is good
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6fiqtp1te4 music from eastern sudan (kids)beja ethnic group, these people can be also found in upper egypt, and also eritera. yes , sudan is extremely diverse!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3zRoKurbEs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkzp0QDwBCc :this group  sing about african unity.

very very true.






this guy looks so Asian. Is he mixed?  

I've met a few Sudanese but no one who looks like him, so far.

also, the guy is 80 years old. he was born during the time when sudan and egypt was one country until independence from the british, and not many asians venture that far down the nile. he is nubian through and through, he still do sing in the nubian language from time to time.

i love it tpia, but sometimes i think that is where the problems starts, however, on the ground level people usually get along, but it is these politicans that cement these differences. i think that is the problem. many northerns like myself feel this way, and some of us even join the spla. that is a political party in southern sudan.

very true @ bolded.

We have the same problem in Nigeria.

that is so cool. i feel that all of africa was lived in the nile valley at one. that is the reason why we have so many of these damn monuments. lol. however, the government is providing roads in these areas, and the UAE have invested money and is restoring some of the pyramids and ancient temples in the north to prepare for tourism once the dust is settled in darfur, and the election in the south of the country whether they stay part of sudan or separate and form a new country.

tpia, what ethnic group do you belong to i may ask?