Archaeologists have discovered the ruins of a large medieval cathedral in the subterranean citadel of Old Dongola, once the ...

The 900-year-old crypt, in modern-day Sudan, was built for Archbishop Georgios, a powerful religious leader in Makuria, a kingdom that flourished in the Nile Valley during the Middle Ages. A 900 ...

The other side wall had a painting of Jesus Christ, the release said. With one hand, the male figure holds a book. With the other hand, he gives “a gesture of blessing,” researchers said.

The site was once part of Makuria, a Christian kingdom ruled by a dynasty of kings throughout the Middle Ages. Shown here, a 3-D reconstruction of the lower church at Banganarti, built about 1,300 ...

Per World History Encyclopedia, the kingdom of Makuria was a great power in the region between the 6th and 14th centuries A.D. Old Dongola, located on the Nile River, grew into a significant city ...

David was one of the last rulers of Christian Makuria—his reign marked the beginning of the end of the kingdom. In 1275, he decided to launch a crusade-style attack on Egypt, for reasons unknown.

Archaeologists have uncovered a hidden complex of rooms covered with Christian paintings in Old Dongola, a deserted town in Sudan that was once the capital of medieval Makuria. A team from the ...