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SUDAN Monday, April 08, 2013
IN THIS ISSUEFrom the TrenchesAlbanian Fresco FiascoOff The GridVisions of ValhallaArchaic Engineers Worked on a DeadlineEurope's First FarmersA Pyramid Fit for a VizierSecond to Whom?Thracian Treasure ChestA Major New VenueA Killer Bacterium Expands Its LegacyBad Monks at St. Stephen'sHail to the Bождь (Chieftain)Oops! Down the DrainFrom Egyptian Blue to InfraredRecent Issues |
SUDAN: In the ancient city of Meroe in the kingdom of Kush, archaeologists have uncovered a relief of a smiling, carefully adorned woman. Indications of a slight double chin suggest that she carried a bit of extra weight, which is how royal women from Kush were often depicted. She could even be a queen or a princess, according to researchers, but determining that will require more study of the fragile palace where she was found. 
